COVID-19 News Roundup

Tracking the impact of the pandemic on travel

COVID-19 News Roundup

When the pandemic was first declared in March 2020, ATPCO understood the value of keeping track of industry-related news in the quickly changing environment. We tracked aviation news and developments from the start of the pandemic through December 2020. This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times. We are now looking forward to recovery and a post-recovery world.

   
Region Date Organization Summary
EMEA 02 Aug 2020 Aeroflot Aeroflot Resumes Some International Commercial Services
EMEA 13 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Report: Lufthansa May Drastically Cut Long Haul Fleet
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Government Anguilla Is COVID-free and Preparing to Reopen — Here's How to Plan a Visit
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airlines Appeal For UK COVID Test Quarantine Exemption
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Cracks Down On Mask Exemptions Requiring COVID Test
EMEA 27 Aug 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Is Giving Away COVID-19 Insurance to Get Passengers Flying Again
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Virgin Atlantic UK court formally backs Virgin Atlantic restructuring plan
EMEA 09 Sep 2020 Ethiopian Airlines COVID Hasn’t Stopped Ethiopian’s $5 Billion Mega-Hub
EMEA 04 Sep 2020 Virgin Atlantic Court Approves Virgin Atlantic Restructuring Plan
EMEA 09 Sep 2020 Industry Winter of disconnect ahead for Europe’s airlines
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 El Al El Al prepares to embark on crucial funding exercise
EMEA 17 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Adds 15 New Destinations For Summer 2021 From Frankfurt
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways takes Flying with Confidence course online
EMEA 27 Sep 2020 KLM KLM Plans For European Capacity To Be Down 45% In November
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group launches European business class companion fares
EMEA 10 Oct 2020 Finnair Finnair Announces Long-Term Recovery Personnel Incentives
EMEA 20 Oct 2020 Government Heathrow Airport Begins Pre-Departure COVID Test Program
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Austrian Airlines to suspend all operations
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights From Gatwick Airport
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 British Airways British Airways suspends more than 30,000
EMEA 09 Apr 2020 KLM Air France-KLM running ‘skeleton operation’ in April and May
EMEA 17 Apr 2020 United United cuts May flights by 90 percent, tells employees to brace for job cuts
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Government German Government Backs Vouchers Over Refunds For Lufthansa Passengers
EMEA 25 Apr 2020 Wizz Low cost airline Wizz to restart some flights from UK's Luton airport
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM says virus hit will be worse in 2Q
EMEA 11 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to serve 106 destinations in June
EMEA 18 May 2020 Air France Air France now offering cash refunds for cancelled flights
EMEA 17 May 2020 El Al El Al reports a net loss of $60 million in 2019
EMEA 19 May 2020 KLM KLM increases cancellation vouchers by 15 percent
EMEA 28 May 2020 British Airways British Airways pledges 48 aircraft to raise US$750 million loan
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 British Airways U.K. Minister Warns British Airways Over Aggressive Job Cuts
EMEA 15 Jun 2020 SAS SAS Awarded $500 Million In Aid With Environmental Strings Attached
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways cabin crew face 20% pay cut as coronavirus causes airline to slash costs
EMEA 01 Jul 2020 El Al No El Al Flights Until Further Notice
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Industry Why European Travel Tech Startups Need to Keep On Building Through the Fallout
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 Etihad Etihad And Emirates Passengers Will Need COVID-19 Tests Before They Fly
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airways set to be 'UK's first airline to carry out pre-flight Covid-19 tests'
EMEA 11 Aug 2020 Government European Airlines Ask Canada To Lift Travel Restrictions
EMEA 17 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Cabin Crew Union Members Back Cost Cut Deal
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa reaches deal with pilots to cut costs
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 Government Germany gives green light to Swiss airline bailout
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa opens walk-in COVID-19 testing facility at HAM
EMEA 07 Sep 2020 Aeroflot Aeroflot Will Resume Flights On Three International Routes
EMEA 08 Sep 2020 Air Europa Air Europa Requests €400 Million In State Aid Ahead Of IAG Deal
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian’s Operations Are At 40% Of Pre-COVID Levels
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Hikes Its Third-Party Booking Fee Despite the Crisis
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut more jobs as it loses 500 million euros a month
EMEA 01 Oct 2020 KLM Air France KLM : Flight staff of Dutch airline KLM agree on wage cuts, trade union says
EMEA 05 Oct 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic starts COVID-19 tests on crews as hopes rise for UK airport testing
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Lufthansa No new pilots needed for ‘very long time’: Lufthansa training arm