COVID-19 News Roundup

Tracking the impact of the pandemic on travel

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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending	Date	Organization	Summary
APAC	13 Apr 2020	All Nippon Airways	ANA cuts more flights
APAC	24 Mar 2020	Government	China’s online travel sites Qunar, Ctrip expect a surge in domestic tourism
APAC	07 Apr 2020	Government	Thailand extends ban on incoming passenger flights
APAC	26 Apr 2020	Philippine Airlines	Philippine Airlines suspends all services until 15-May-2020
APAC	02 May 2020	Qantas	Qantas CEO Says Australian Domestic Market Will Remain Competitive
APAC	13 May 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific could get cash injection from shareholder Qatar Airways
APAC	09 Jun 2020	ANA	Japan's ANA to resume round trips to Bangkok, increase flights to Jakarta in July
APAC	08 Jun 2020	Singapore Airlines	Singapore Airlines Raises $7.2 Billion In New Liquidity
APAC	15 Jun 2020	Thai Airways	Thai Airways Insists Jobs Wont Be Lost In The Short Term
APAC	25 Jun 2020	Government	India Is Considering Travel Bubbles – What You Need To Know
APAC	30 Jun 2020	Government	Thailand to ease international flight ban
APAC	07 Jul 2020	Qantas	Qantas, Jetstar 'significantly reduce' flights to Melbourne after New South Wales border closure
APAC	22 Jul 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific Reaches Deal To Defer Airbus Aircraft As Boeing Negotiations Continue
APAC	29 Jul 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific to fly one-third of its fleet abroad for storage
APAC	04 Aug 2020	Garuda Indonesia	Garuda posts $723 million first-half loss
APAC	12 Aug 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay not cancelling 777-9 orders, as it warns of bleak second half
APAC	03 Sep 2020	Qatar Airways	Qatar Finds Australian Flight Restrictions Increasingly Challenging
APAC	10 Sep 2020	Singapore Airlines	Singapore Airlines Announces Thousands Of Job Cuts
APAC	11 Oct 2020	ANA	ANA to permit staff to take on wider range of side jobs amid pandemic
APAC	19 Oct 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific Weighs Further Job And Pay Cuts
APAC	27 Oct 2020	ANA	Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways introduce new accessibility measures
APAC	23 Nov 2020	Singapore Airlines	Singapore Airlines to Restart San Francisco Service
APAC	19 Apr 2020	GoAir	GoAir employees to go on leave without pay till May 3
APAC	13 Apr 2020	Industry	Japan’s airlines cut domestic flights after emergency declaration
APAC	07 Apr 2020	Government	Hong Kong Travel Ban Extends Travel Ban Until Further Notice
APAC	13 Apr 2020	Government	Australian Government Could Subsidize Airline Routes
APAC	26 Apr 2020	SriLankan Airlines	SriLankan Airlines extends temporary suspension of passenger services to 15-May-2020
APAC	13 May 2020	Government	Queensland Government moves to buy stake in coronavirus-hit Virgin Australia
APAC	10 Jul 2020	Japan Airlines	Japan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines to launch joint business
APAC	14 Jul 2020	ANA	ANA to operate 90 percent of planned domestic flights in August
APAC	03 Aug 2020	Japan Airlines	Japan Airlines Reports A $885 Million Loss Due To COVID-19
APAC	13 Oct 2020	ANA	ANA Plans Its Third Airbus A380 Flight To Nowhere
APAC	13 Oct 2020	Government	When Will Australia Reopen Its Borders To Passengers?
APAC	14 Oct 2020	ANA	Japan’s ANA Airline to Get $3.8 Billion Loans to Tackle Virus Impact
APAC	15 Oct 2020	Vietnam Airlines	Vietnam Airlines Records Net Loss Of Over $460mn
APAC	15 Oct 2020	Government	Singapore, Hong Kong agree to set up air travel bubble for leisure travel without need for quarantine:
APAC	21 Oct 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific Will Cut 8,500 Jobs and Close Cathay Dragon Carrier
APAC	26 Oct 2020	Qantas	Report: Qantas will not restart UK flights without vaccine
APAC	09 Nov 2020	COVID-19	Hong Kong travel bubble: Singapore Airlines to use smaller aircraft when flights begin
APAC	19 Mar 2020	All Nippon Airways	ANA adds more Temporary Changes on Select International Routes
APAC	23 Mar 2020	All Nippon Airways	ANA to seek short-term loans
APAC	24 Mar 2020	All Nippon Airways	ANA Temporarily Grounds Airbus A380 Fleet
APAC	15 Apr 2020	All Nippon Airways	ANA Holdings to put 16,000 workers on leave
APAC	20 Apr 2020	ANA	ANA slashes 2019 earnings outlook due to pandemic
APAC	03 Apr 2020	COVID-19	South Korea airline capacity steadies as virus spread slows
APAC	28 Apr 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific looks to increase passenger flights in late June if coronavirus travel restrictions are eased
APAC	29 Apr 2020	SpiceJet	SpiceJet says no salary for April-May, cargo pilots to get paid on hourly basis
APAC	03 May 2020	Korean Air	Korean Air Considers Selling Its Loyalty Program
APAC	29 May 2020	Government	China plans to extend curbs on international flights until June 30: U.S. embassy
APAC	01 Jun 2020	Government	Chinese airlines resort to short-term debt for lifeline as coronavirus batters global aviation industry