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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 22 Jun 2020 Government Canada’s Trudeau Warns Against Reopening Borders Too Soon
North America 18 Sep 2020 Industry Canadian airlines cancelling flights again as hoped-for bounceback in demand fizzles
North America 06 Oct 2020 Government Canadian aviation intensifies its dire warnings to government
North America 07 Dec 2020 Government Canadian aviation: encouraging steps on travel restrictions
North America 14 Aug 2020 Government Canadian Government Reveals Safe Air Travel Plan
APAC 14 May 2020 Industry CAPA: 60% recovery in domestic Australia capacity by end-2020
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Turkish Airlines Cargo Buoys Turkish Airlines
APAC 10 Aug 2020 Korean Air Cargo Fuels Korean, Asiana Profits
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Caribbean Countries Increase COVID-19 Restrictions
North America 22 Jun 2020 Industry Carriers rush to deploy contactless tech in airports
Global 07 Oct 2020 Industry Carriers, Organizations to Test International Covid-19 Digital Travel Passport
APAC 06 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Could Send Some Aircraft To Desert Graveyards For Storage
APAC 12 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay not cancelling 777-9 orders, as it warns of bleak second half
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Carrying Less Than 600 Passengers Per Day
APAC 16 Sep 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Cites Need To Adapt As It Continues To Burn Cash
APAC 17 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Closes US Bases: 300 Jobs Affected
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Collaborates with AXA to Provide Free COVID-19 Insurance to Passengers
APAC 13 May 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific could get cash injection from shareholder Qatar Airways
APAC 15 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Group Sees Just 23.4% Of Seats Filled In July
APAC 28 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific looks to increase passenger flights in late June if coronavirus travel restrictions are eased
APAC 22 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Reaches Deal To Defer Airbus Aircraft As Boeing Negotiations Continue
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Records Its Lowest Monthly Load Factor In October
APAC 17 May 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Records Over 99% Decrease In Passenger Numbers Last Month
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific says demand for Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble flights was ‘overwhelming’, before Covid-19 fourth wave forced delay
APAC 13 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Shareholders Approve A Huge $5 Billion Rescue Plan
APAC 22 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific to cut workforce by 24%, slay Cathay Dragon
APAC 04 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific To Fly Aircraft For Storage In The Australian Desert
APAC 29 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific to fly one-third of its fleet abroad for storage
APAC 19 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Weighs Further Job And Pay Cuts
APAC 21 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Will Cut 8,500 Jobs and Close Cathay Dragon Carrier
APAC 20 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Will Fly Only 50% Of Pre-Crisis Capacity In 2021
APAC 12 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay plunges to record HK$8.7 billion loss in ‘most challenging’ first half
North America 30 Jun 2020 Government CDC director says airlines shouldn’t allow full planes
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 Government CDC lifts travel warning as Bermuda ramps up testing to suppress coronavirus
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France CEOs From Air France and Ryanair See Different Flight Paths to a Travel Recovery
APAC 28 May 2020 Thai Airways Challenges ahead in Thai Airways business rehabilitation
Latin America 17 Mar 2020 LATAM Chile closes borders as Latam grounds flights over pandemic
Global 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Chile Set To Allow International Travelers From November 23rd
APAC 26 Oct 2020 EVA Air China Airlines And EVA Air Post Profits Amid Ongoing Crisis
Asia Pacific 14 Dec 2020 Government China Bans the Tripadvisor App Controlled by the Country’s Own Trip.com Group
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry China becomes the largest aviation market in the world
APAC 04 May 2020 Government China blocks U.S. airlines from resuming flights
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Government China Could See A Wave Of Airline Mergers
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government China Defends Temporary Ban on Foreign Travelers
APAC 27 May 2020 Government China Mulls Tripling International Flights
APAC 29 May 2020 Government China plans to extend curbs on international flights until June 30: U.S. embassy
APAC 07 Apr 2020 Government China Saw a Modest Rise in Domestic Travel Last Weekend
APAC 17 May 2020 China Southern Airlines China Southern Sees Continued Rebound In Domestic Travel
APAC 23 Apr 2020 Government China's Domestic Business Travel Slowly Waking Up
APAC 24 Mar 2020 Government China’s online travel sites Qunar, Ctrip expect a surge in domestic tourism