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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 01 Jul 2020 El Al No El Al Flights Until Further Notice
APAC 01 Jul 2020 Government When Will Australia’s Borders Re-open Post COVID?
North America 01 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines faces pressure over booking middle seats
Latin America 01 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines battles with unions in Argentina over crisis prevention procedures
North America 01 Jul 2020 United United Airlines Adds Nearly 25,000 Flights in August
EMEA 01 Jul 2020 Government EU Confirms United States Travelers Will Be Banned Upon Reopening
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Agrees On $900 Million Loan For LATAM
North America 30 Jun 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant Air Leads April 2020 Cancellations At 84.7%
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Government UK border restrictions to ease but details not released
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 KLM Air-France KLM: A Political Mess
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa’s reactivated fleet to reach 380 aircraft during summer
North America 30 Jun 2020 Government CDC director says airlines shouldn’t allow full planes
North America 30 Jun 2020 Industry Despite almost certain job cuts, airlines sell vision of brighter days ahead
North America 30 Jun 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico files for bankruptcy
North America 30 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines becomes latest US carrier to backtrack on strict refund policy
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Air Portugal TAP Air Portugal to cut more aircraft as losses mount
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 SAS SAS Looks To Raise A Staggering $1.3 Billion
North America 30 Jun 2020 Industry IHG Projects 75 Percent Q2 RevPAR Decline
APAC 30 Jun 2020 Government Thailand to ease international flight ban
North America 30 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada discontinues service on 30 routes across the country
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Industry Why European Travel Tech Startups Need to Keep On Building Through the Fallout
North America 30 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines shows off new cleaning, safety measures; health officials slam airline for resuming full flights
North America 30 Jun 2020 Delta Delta brings back inflight beer & wine
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 KLM KLM CEO Still Sees Slow Recovery Even as More Flights Resume
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Announces Fall Schedule Extension
North America 29 Jun 2020 United United Airlines to resume China flights on July 8
Latin America 29 Jun 2020 Industry Latin America's airline apocalypse signals a future with weak competition
APAC 29 Jun 2020 ANA ANA chief vows to push reform agenda amid pandemic struggles
North America 29 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to require health acknowledgment by customers at check-in
North America 29 Jun 2020 Frontier Frontier Airlines Vouchers Begin To Expire As Pandemic Drags On
EMEA 29 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways Reportedly Lays Off 350 Pilots and Puts 300 in ‘Pool’ for Rehire
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 KLM KLM to receive €3.4 billion in state-backed financial aid
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa soars after top shareholder backs bailout
Global 26 Jun 2020 Industry Startups, investors see opportunities and challenges as travel industry struggles with COVID, diversity issues
North America 26 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises $4bn financing since start of pandemic
APAC 26 Jun 2020 ANA ANA sanitizes aircraft fleet as it moves to resume services
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways cabin crew face 20% pay cut as coronavirus causes airline to slash costs
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways chief Al Baker on reactive approach to crisis
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Air France Netherlands agrees to contribute 3.4bil euros to Air France-KLM bailout
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Shareholders Agree to $10.1 Billion Government Bailout
Multiple 26 Jun 2020 Industry Why Europe-Asia Airline Market Won't Recover Until 2021
EMEA 25 Jun 2020 EasyJet EasyJet raises $520 mln to bolster COVID-hit finances
North America 25 Jun 2020 United United Air boosts debt offering to $6.8B on demand surge
EMEA 25 Jun 2020 South African Airways VOTE ON SAA’S BUSINESS RESCUE PLAN POSTPONED TO JULY
North America 25 Jun 2020 Government Hawaii Is Set To Reopen On August 1st – What That Means For You
Multiple 25 Jun 2020 Industry RIP: These airlines have stopped offering first class due to the pandemic
Latin America 25 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Makes Significant Route Adjustments Across Multiple Countries
North America 25 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines resumes a more limited schedule
Latin America 25 Jun 2020 Avianca Avianca Could Stop Paying Some Employees For Up To A Year
APAC 25 Jun 2020 Government India Is Considering Travel Bubbles – What You Need To Know