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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending Organization Summary
North America 20 Mar 2020 Air Canada Over 5,000 layoffs
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 KLM AF-KLM reveals "very significant" cutbacks
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 Lufthansa LHG parks 700 aircraft in crisis response
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Oxford Economics predicts rapid economic recovery post-Covid-19
Latin America 20 Mar 2020 LATAM LATAM to reduce its operations by 70%
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19: Assessing the Catastrophe
APAC 23 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to seek short-term loans
North America 23 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines HA drastically cuts down domestic, international flights
Global 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Skies clear as further coronavirus curbs ground more flights
North America 23 Mar 2020 United United Airlines Cancels All Long Haul International Flights
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Government Hong Kong to ban overseas tourists and alcohol sales at thousands of bars and restaurants
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines cuts 96% of capacity, grounds 138 planes as countries tighten border controls
North America 23 Mar 2020 Industry US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help
North America 23 Mar 2020 Compass Covid-19 crisis forces shutdown of regional airlines Compass and Trans States
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Air France Air France Line Up for Gov-Backed Bailout
North America 23 Mar 2020 Delta Delta revenue drops by $2B in March
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 British Airways Government 'draws up plans to buy shares In British Airways
Global 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
North America 23 Mar 2020 United United Airlines warns of massive layoffs without ‘sufficient’ federal
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Government UK Government Tells Tourists To Stay Away
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Emirates Emirates, Etihad to stop flying entirely following UAE ban
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Industry Pacific Islands Are Losing All Air Services Amid Route Suspensions
Multiple 23 Mar 2020 Sabre Sabre makes $200M in cuts to offset coronavirus impact
North America 23 Mar 2020 Trans States Covid-19 crisis forces shutdown of regional airlines Compass and Trans States
North America 23 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA announces cargo-only PAX flights
North America 23 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian to cease most flights
North America 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Sabre makes $200M in cuts to offset coronavirus impact
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Austrian Extends Flight Grounding Until Mid-April
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Government India's commercial airlines to cease operation domestically
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Iceland Air Icelandair is operating only 14% of its planned flight schedule
North America 23 Mar 2020 Government How Far Will U.S. Government Relief Reach to Save the Travel Industry?
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Etihad Emirates, Etihad to stop flying entirely following UAE ban
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
North America 24 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA could get $12 billion in government aid, but still cutting schedules 80% for May, CEO says
Global 24 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Franchise Comair To Suspend All Services
North America 24 Mar 2020 RavnAir Ryanair grounds almost all flights; helps government
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul will cut capacity by 90% to just 70 flights in Brazil from March 25 to April 30
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Sky Airline Sky Airline temporarily suspends operations in Chile
APAC 24 Mar 2020 Government India to Stop Domestic Flights Tuesday After Having Already Suspended Rail Service
APAC 24 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Temporarily Grounds Airbus A380 Fleet
Global 24 Mar 2020 Industry ACTE Suspends Operations Through May
APAC 24 Mar 2020 Thai Airways Thai Airways Grounds All Flights
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Gol Linhas Aereas GOL cuts capacity to 92% in domestic and 100% in international markets until early May
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines halting all int’l flights except 5 routes
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
North America 24 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA Announces Additional Schedule Suspensions
APAC 24 Mar 2020 Government China’s online travel sites Qunar, Ctrip expect a surge in domestic tourism
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 KLM KLM summer schedule just 10% of normal
North America 24 Mar 2020 Industry Plans to virtually shut down U.S. passenger flights are in the works