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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 14 Sep 2020 Government Saudi Arabia Moves To Reduce International Travel Restrictions
Global 24 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Scenarios for what the travel industry might be dealing with after COVID-19
North America 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Draws Some Industry Praise
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Draws Some Industry Praise
North America 22 Sep 2020 Government Senators Introduce US Airline Support Bill Worth $29 Billion
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Serko Serko Accelerates Bid To Shore Up TMC Continuity Through Platform, Commission Plays
North America 11 Sep 2020 Government Should US Airlines Receive Additional Government Support?
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Air New Zealand Sign Of The Times: Air New Zealand Now A ‘Domestic Airline’
APAC 10 Sep 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Announces Thousands Of Job Cuts
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines cuts 96% of capacity, grounds 138 planes as countries tighten border controls
APAC 11 Sep 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Halts First Class Bookings On Some Routes
APAC 27 Mar 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines latest to get massive bailout amid coronavirus crisis
APAC 17 Apr 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines pax down 63% in Mar-2020, load factor declines to 55.7%
APAC 09 May 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Prepares For Its First Full-Year Loss
APAC 08 Jun 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Raises $7.2 Billion In New Liquidity
APAC 26 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Raises Over $540m Securing A350s And 787s
APAC 11 Jun 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines reinstates some flights, allows transit through Singapore from Australia, New Zealand
APAC 20 Oct 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Returns To New York With World’s Longest Flight
APAC 30 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines shares plunge after posting record loss
APAC 30 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines To Reassess Its Fleet Plan Over 6 Months
APAC 23 Nov 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines to Restart San Francisco Service
APAC 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Singapore Opens Up Borders Again For Taiwan Travelers
APAC 15 Oct 2020 Government Singapore, Hong Kong agree to set up air travel bubble for leisure travel without need for quarantine:
APAC 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble launch deferred for 2 weeks after COVID-19 cases spike in Hong Kong
Global 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Skies clear as further coronavirus curbs ground more flights
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Sky Airline Sky Airline temporarily suspends operations in Chile
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Skyscanner Skyscanner sees uptick in interest for late-2020 flights
Global 14 Oct 2020 Skyscanner Skyscanner, Expedia, Hopper on need for transparency in travel retailing
Global 13 Oct 2020 Industry Soon You Might Not Have To Remove Your Mask To Pass Through Airport Security
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Government South Africa may not reopen to tourists until 2021
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 South African Airways South African Airways creditors approve extension for submission of rescue plan
EMEA 21 Apr 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Nears Collapse With Plan to Fire All Staff
EMEA 01 Jun 2020 South African Airways South African Airways rescue plan features more bailouts
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Saga Continues As It Needs Funding Again
Africa 23 Nov 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Sells Everything From Chopsticks To Luggage
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Suspends all Flights
EMEA 30 Sep 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Suspends Operations Once More
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Will Not Receive Further Government Support
EMEA 27 May 2020 South African Airways South African Airways' rescuers pour cold water on plan to resume domestic flights
EMEA 29 May 2020 South African Airways South African Airways' rescuers request time to consult on government proposals
EMEA 18 Sep 2020 South African Airways South African Government Fails To Provide SAA Funding By Deadline
EMEA 05 Oct 2020 Emirates South Africa’s Testing Requirement Leads Emirates To Cancel Flights
APAC 03 Apr 2020 COVID-19 South Korea airline capacity steadies as virus spread slows
APAC 30 Mar 2020 Industry South Korea airline capacity steadies as virus spread slows
North America 14 Dec 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines Continues To Grow With New Domestic Routes
North America 13 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines expects 'modest' demand for as long as COVID-19 cases are high: CEO
North America 13 Oct 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines Looks Beyond the Downturn to a Corporate Travel Recovery
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines Pulls Out Of US Treasury CARES Loan
North America 08 May 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines: nuanced crisis management
North America 10 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines’ Corp Travel Biz: A Year On, Down But Not Out