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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 22 Apr 2020 Government Poland could give citizens money for domestic travel
EMEA 08 Oct 2020 Air Portugal Portuguese government completes TAP stake increase
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Air Portugal Portuguese Prime Minister Suggests TAP Air Portugal Nationalization
North America 16 Mar 2020 Air Canada Postponed launches of new routes
North America 01 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Potentially 2,000 Hawaiian Airlines Employees at Risk of Involuntary Furlough
APAC 18 Sep 2020 Government Pre-travel testing a go: Trans-Pacific visitors to get scanned starting Oct. 15
North America 16 Mar 2020 Government President Trump considering domestic restrictions, adds U.K. to ban
North America 01 Sep 2020 Government President Trump Will Step In To Help Airlines
North America 18 Jun 2020 Government Puerto Rico Announces It Will Be Open For Travelers On July 15th
North America 18 Mar 2020 Government Puerto Rico seeks to suspend all incoming flights
APAC 19 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas Airways expects domestic group market share to increase to 70%
APAC 02 Oct 2020 Qantas Qantas begins cancelling international flights until March 2021
APAC 22 Jun 2020 Qantas Qantas Celebrates Successful Friday Sale Results Showing Rebounding Travel Demand
APAC 09 Apr 2020 Qantas Qantas CEO Moots Potential One Year Flight Suspension
APAC 02 May 2020 Qantas Qantas CEO Says Australian Domestic Market Will Remain Competitive
APAC 01 Sep 2020 Qantas Qantas CEO: 'We don't see demand coming back until 2023 or 2024'
APAC 21 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas CEO: U.S. Flights Won’t Resume Until 2021 End
APAC 04 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas Halts Melbourne Freight Activities Amid COVID Case Spike
APAC 24 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas International CEO Steps Down Due To Prolonged Grounding
Asia Pacific 14 Dec 2020 Qantas Qantas no outlier in outsourcing push
APAC 19 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas says Australian state border closures hampering recovery, posts $1.4 billion loss
APAC 21 Jul 2020 Qantas Qantas says government support for airlines likely needed beyond March
APAC 17 Sep 2020 Qantas Qantas Sells Out 7 Hour Flight To Nowhere In 10 Minutes
APAC 27 Mar 2020 Qantas Qantas shares soar on financing deal as rivals cut more capacity
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Qantas Qantas switches off inflight WiFi, movies, TV shows to save cash
APAC 11 Sep 2020 Qantas Qantas to boost regional flights when state borders reopen
APAC 24 Jun 2020 Qantas Qantas to cut 6000 jobs as part of COVID-19 recovery plan
APAC 18 Oct 2020 Qantas Qantas to exit joint venture with Vietnam Airlines: report
APAC 18 Sep 2020 Qantas Qantas To Look At Operating More Flights To Nowhere
APAC 15 Oct 2020 Qantas Qantas Won’t Fly To The United States Until At Least February
APAC 07 Jul 2020 Qantas Qantas, Jetstar 'significantly reduce' flights to Melbourne after New South Wales border closure
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Qantas Qantas, Virgin Australia suspend last international flights amid travel ban
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Adapts App for Touchless Travel
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Agrees On $900 Million Loan For LATAM
APAC 06 May 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Announces Phased Rebuilding of Network to an Initial 52* Destinations by End of May and 80* in June
EMEA 28 Sep 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Begins UV Treatment for Aircraft
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Bucks the Trend and Increases Flights to Australia Despite the Coronavirus Crisis
EMEA 10 Oct 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways CEO Offers Dire Warning For The Airline Industry
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways chief Al Baker on reactive approach to crisis
Middle East 14 Dec 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Continues To Strengthen Airline Partnerships
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Is Burning Through Cash and Will Have to Seek Government Support
EMEA 31 Aug 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Is Not Booking Passengers To Australia
EMEA 03 Oct 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Looks To Serve 124 Destinations By Year’s End
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways now requires passengers to wear face shields as well as masks
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Rebuilding U.S. Service
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Rebuilding U.S. Service
EMEA 28 Sep 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Receives $2bn From Its Government
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways to Bulk Up U.S. Network in September
EMEA 15 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways to lay off some pilots, cut wages
APAC 03 Sep 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Finds Australian Flight Restrictions Increasingly Challenging