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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 15 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Strengthens Requirement That Customers Wear Face Coverings on Board
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta has received approval from Shanghai government to resume flights
North America 15 Jun 2020 United United is mortgaging its frequent flyer program to raise $5 billion
APAC 15 Jun 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Could Be Profitable In 3 Years Under The Reign Of Cyrus Capital
North America 15 Jun 2020 Industry Major U.S. Airlines Announce Increased Enforcement of Face Coverings
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to Add Almost 1,000 Flights in July
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Seeks Agreements With Trade Unions To Cut 22,000 Jobs
North America 16 Jun 2020 Southwest Southwest extends limited seating on flights through September
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Iberia Iberia Says Fleet Reduction Is Not Temporary
North America 16 Jun 2020 TripActions TripActions Bolsters Reserves with $125 Million in Financing
North America 16 Jun 2020 Industry Will Cleanliness Change Passengers’ Travel Habitats In The US?
North America 16 Jun 2020 Industry What Are The Keys To Airline Passenger Satisfaction Now?
North America 16 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines in Talks to Boost Cash With Junk Bond Deal
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways Owner IAG Said to Prepare Review of Strategy
North America 16 Jun 2020 United United Airlines to ban passengers not wearing masks
North America 16 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Sees Uptick In Domestic Flight Bookings
North America 16 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines to resume Honolulu-Portland service from Jul-2020
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa job cuts to be spread across all units
North America 16 Jun 2020 Westjet WestJet’s July Schedule Includes Flights To The US & Canada
Global 16 Jun 2020 IATA IATA: Continued Government Relief Measures Needed to get Airlines through the Winter
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Air France Air France Ramps Up Flight Schedule as Restrictions Ease
Latin America 16 Jun 2020 LATAM Azul and LATAM Airlines Brazil announce codeshare and frequent flyer agreements
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 British Airways Willie Walsh defends British Airways over job cut plans
APAC 17 Jun 2020 Government Australia’s Borders Likely to Stay Closed to International Tourists Until 2021
APAC 17 Jun 2020 Government Taiwan to Ease Border Controls for Corporate Travelers Starting Next Week
Latin America 17 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines suspends Argentina unit, ending its Miami-Buenos Aires route
EMEA 17 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways will be hit by strikes when airline returns to the skies, passengers fear
North America 17 Jun 2020 United United Airlines sweetens exit deal for flight attendants, others
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Air France Air France Readies Plan for 8,300 Voluntary Job Cuts
North America 18 Jun 2020 Delta Delta expects to add more flights in August but cautious on post-summer travel
North America 18 Jun 2020 United United Airlines Is Rounding Up $10 Billion to Survive COVID-19
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Rebuilding U.S. Service
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 airBaltic airBaltic CEO Says Masks On Planes Won’t Become The New Normal
Global 18 Jun 2020 Industry Many frequent flyers won’t be back for a while
North America 18 Jun 2020 Government Puerto Rico Announces It Will Be Open For Travelers On July 15th
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Level Europe IAG’s Austrian Airline Level Europe Files for Insolvency
APAC 18 Jun 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways to reduce domestic frequencies by 50% in Jul-2020
North America 18 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air expects to break even around spring of next year
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Government Denmark will reopen to most European nations except Portugal, much of Sweden
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Industry Has COVID Killed The Airbus A340?
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Aeroflot Russian State Wants Greater Stake in Aeroflot in Return for $1 Billion Bailout Package
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Rebuilding U.S. Service
Global 19 Jun 2020 Industry Has a golden age of travel passed?
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 TUI fly TUIfly set for difficult talks as it bids to halve fleet
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa may sell Brussels Airlines or let it go bankrupt
APAC 19 Jun 2020 ANA ANA to resume flights on 20 routes, half of services remain suspended
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa bailout in jeopardy as top shareholder seeks other options
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 El Al El Al Now Won’t Operate Commerical Flights Until August
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Emirates Emirates To Resume Flights To 10 More Cities Including Washington
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Air France France warns Air France-KLM against forced job cuts after state bailout