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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
APAC 17 Aug 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways reports 70% domestic pax decline, intl down 96% during 2020 Obon period
APAC 16 Sep 2020 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand considers laying off hundreds more cabin crew
APAC 02 Oct 2020 Qantas Qantas begins cancelling international flights until March 2021
APAC 11 Oct 2020 Government Australia in travel talks with Japan, Korea as coronavirus cases ease
APAC 15 Oct 2020 Virgin Australia Confirmed: Virgin Australia CEO Is Leaving The Airline
APAC 22 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific to cut workforce by 24%, slay Cathay Dragon
APAC 09 Apr 2020 Qantas Qantas CEO Moots Potential One Year Flight Suspension
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Is Latest Airline to Collapse Because of Coronavirus
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
APAC 17 May 2020 China Southern Airlines China Southern Sees Continued Rebound In Domestic Travel
APAC 29 May 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Bids To Narrow To Just 2 Parties
APAC 02 Jun 2020 Virgin Australia Bain and Branson-linked Cyrus final two in race to buy Virgin
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Industry COVID-19 disrupts Asia-Pacific airline fleet strategies
APAC 21 Jul 2020 Government Passengers Now Need a Negative Covid Test Certificate Before Flying to China
APAC 12 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay plunges to record HK$8.7 billion loss in ‘most challenging’ first half
APAC 18 Oct 2020 Qantas Qantas to exit joint venture with Vietnam Airlines: report
APAC 16 Nov 2020 Thai Airways Thai Airways Selling Everything From Cutlery To Boeing 747s In Bid To Raise Funds
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA sets share price for new issues at 2,286 yen per share
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines cuts 96% of capacity, grounds 138 planes as countries tighten border controls
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines To Resume Operations On Select Routes
APAC 13 Apr 2020 EVA Air EVA Air pax down 78% in Mar-2020
APAC 18 Mar 2020 Air China Air China executive on maintaining U.S. flying: 'Somebody has to do it'
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Government China Could See A Wave Of Airline Mergers
APAC 12 May 2020 Government Vietnam Races Ahead of Other Southeast Asian Countries in Tourism Reopening
APAC 29 May 2020 ANA ANA Holdings undertakes $3.3 billion debt financing
APAC 11 Jun 2020 Government Japan to let in 250 business travelers a day under close watch
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Government As domestic travel picks up in Japan, players adapt with safety measures, micro-targeting and hybrid models
APAC 18 Jul 2020 Government India to Restart U.S. Passenger Flights July 23
APAC 10 Aug 2020 Korean Air Cargo Fuels Korean, Asiana Profits
APAC 14 Aug 2020 ANA JAL and ANA to make big domestic flight cuts as pandemic hits demand
APAC 19 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas says Australian state border closures hampering recovery, posts $1.4 billion loss
APAC 24 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas International CEO Steps Down Due To Prolonged Grounding
APAC 07 Sep 2020 Government Thailand tourism collapse poses existential crisis for airlines
APAC 17 Sep 2020 Government Vietnam reopens borders to six countries
APAC 28 Sep 2020 Government Australia To Continue Supporting Some Domestic Flights Into 2021
APAC 07 Oct 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines aims for discount network to capture post-coronavirus tourism
APAC 21 Oct 2020 ANA ANA to book record annual loss, shed half of large jets due to virus
APAC 27 Oct 2020 Government India Will Allow Just 13,000 Domestic Flights This Winter
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Becomes First Japanese Airline To Join IATA’s Diversity Campaign
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA to raise $3.2 billion for post-Covid recovery
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Industry Pacific Islands Are Losing All Air Services Amid Route Suspensions
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government Indonesia Bans Foreign Arrivals
APAC 13 Apr 2020 AirAsia AirAsia Preserves Jobs of All Staff By Cutting Pay of Up to 75 Percent
APAC 09 May 2020 ANA ANA to slash summer bonuses 50% as passenger traffic dwindles
APAC 25 May 2020 ANA ANA Looks To Delay Delivery Of Final Airbus A380
APAC 28 May 2020 Thai Airways Challenges ahead in Thai Airways business rehabilitation
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Government Indonesia resumes domestic air travel, coronavirus cases jump
APAC 22 Jun 2020 Qantas Qantas Celebrates Successful Friday Sale Results Showing Rebounding Travel Demand
APAC 13 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Shareholders Approve A Huge $5 Billion Rescue Plan