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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 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 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 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 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 20 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to put 5,000 flight attendants on temporary rotating furlough
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Carrying Less Than 600 Passengers Per Day
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government China Defends Temporary Ban on Foreign Travelers
APAC 23 Apr 2020 Government Indonesia to ban air, sea travel to end-May - officials
APAC 05 May 2020 Industry Emirates' Tim Clark: Coronavirus is a black swan event for the airline industry
APAC 16 May 2020 Thai Airways Thai Government Open To Bankruptcy For Thai Airways
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Government Bails Out Cathay Pacific With $5 Billion
APAC 11 Jun 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines reinstates some flights, allows transit through Singapore from Australia, New Zealand
APAC 26 Jun 2020 ANA ANA sanitizes aircraft fleet as it moves to resume services
APAC 13 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Shareholders Approve A Huge $5 Billion Rescue Plan
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Government Air travel in Malaysia showing further signs of recovery: MAHB
APAC 29 Jul 2020 Government India’s Domestic Rebound Starts To Slow In A Blow To Airlines
APAC 14 Aug 2020 ANA ANA Holdings seeks ¥500 billion in aid to weather coronavirus slump
APAC 24 Aug 2020 ANA ANA Is Testing Hands-Free Lavatory Doors
APAC 01 Sep 2020 Qantas Qantas CEO: 'We don't see demand coming back until 2023 or 2024'
APAC 28 Aug 2020 Industry Chinese domestic air travel to make full recovery by the start of September
APAC 16 Sep 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Cites Need To Adapt As It Continues To Burn Cash
APAC 29 Sep 2020 Government Thailand to slowly restart tourism with flight from China
APAC 07 Oct 2020 ANA Japan's ANA seeks voluntary layoffs and 30% pay cut
APAC 19 Oct 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways to operate 15% of planned international frequencies in Nov-2020