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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 09 Sep 2020 Ethiopian Airlines COVID Hasn’t Stopped Ethiopian’s $5 Billion Mega-Hub
Global 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 COVID-19 and its impact on the customer journey for online travel agencies
North America 04 Jul 2020 Industry COVID-19 and the absurd airplane middle seat debate
North America 23 Mar 2020 Compass Covid-19 crisis forces shutdown of regional airlines Compass and Trans States
North America 23 Mar 2020 Trans States Covid-19 crisis forces shutdown of regional airlines Compass and Trans States
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Industry COVID-19 disrupts Asia-Pacific airline fleet strategies
Global 13 Apr 2020 COVID-19 COVID-19 exposes opportunities to improve travel products and customer services
Global 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19 pandemic could cost global tourism industry $450 billion
North America 19 Mar 2020 Delta COVID-19 restrictions affect additional Delta flying
North America 07 Dec 2020 Delta COVID-19 vaccination could be required for some Delta customers
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19: Assessing the Catastrophe
Global 04 Jul 2020 Government Covid-19: Travel restrictions to stay and 'green list' put on hold amid fears of second wave
Global 13 May 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19: Where Will We Be a Year from Now?
Global 15 Apr 2020 Industry Crippled Airline Industry to Get $25 Billion Bailout, Part of It as Loans
Global 19 Aug 2020 Industry CTM Says Business Travel Recovery Underway, Eyes Acquisitions
Latin America 17 Apr 2020 COPA Current Situation Will Set Copa Back Almost 30 Years
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Cut 30% of their international flights
North America 16 Mar 2020 United Cuts capacity by 50%
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Cuts long haul capacity by 90%
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 British Airways Cutting 75% of flights in April, May
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Cutting capacity by up to 90%
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 KLM Cutting capacity by up to 90%
North America 16 Mar 2020 Delta Cutting system capacity by 40%
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Data Experts and Aviation Journalists Create Coronavirus Flight Cancellation Tracker
North America 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Data shows Americans couldn’t resist Thanksgiving travel
Multiple 21 Oct 2020 Government Deal restores flights between India and Germany
Global 19 May 2020 Industry Debate Rages Over Empty Middle Seat as Airlines Take to the Skies Again
North America 27 Aug 2020 Delta Delta adding in-flight hand sanitizing stations during pandemic
North America 18 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air expects to break even around spring of next year
North America 01 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q3 Earnings Expected to Decline
Europe 07 Dec 2020 KLM Delta Air Lines and KLM to offer COVID tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam
North America 20 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines announces new health screenings for passengers who can't wear masks and asks them to consider staying home
North America 14 Dec 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines asks more employees to take furloughs amid new coronavirus spike, travel slump
North America 26 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines CEO on the health of the travel industry
North America 23 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Commits To Blocking Middle Seats Through 2021
North America 04 Sep 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines confirms no furloughs for flight attendants
North America 22 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines could deal $5 billion blow to Airbus in recovery
North America 25 Mar 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Credit Rating Cut to Junk at S&P Global
North America 20 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines details its expanded cleaning processes
North America 16 Nov 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines foresees ‘a challenging winter ahead' even with expected COVID-19 vaccine
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Is Blocking Middle Seats Until October
North America 11 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines offers workers incentives to leave voluntarily
North America 23 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Reports 500 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases and 10 Deaths among Staff
North America 14 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines reveals plan to retire its Boeing 777 fleet
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Sees An Opportunity To Do More Regional Flying
North America 24 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines to furlough nearly 2,000 pilots in October
North America 22 Sep 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines updates loyalty benefits and policies
North America 28 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Updates Summer Flight Schedule
North America 28 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines will shrink its European footprint after coronavirus
North America 01 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines working to avoid furloughing 2,300 pilots