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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa takes 1.1 bln euro impairment as it further shrinks fleet
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 Government EU traffic light scheme will mean ‘borders remain effectively closed’
EMEA 16 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways fined £20m over data breach
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 British Airways New BA boss Doyle criticises government inaction on UK-US routes
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 British Airways Jobs will be lost
EMEA 18 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air Dolomiti temporarily suspends ops
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights At London City Airport
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines halting all int’l flights except 5 routes
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in talks on multibillion euro state-backed loan package
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Air Portugal Portuguese Prime Minister Suggests TAP Air Portugal Nationalization
EMEA 17 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia Two Parties Interested In Virgin Australia Acquisition
EMEA 21 Apr 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Nears Collapse With Plan to Fire All Staff
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 Norwegian Air The New Norwegian: Fewer Planes, Fewer Routes, More Ancillary Revenue
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO: 'We are in discussions with banks, but it is quite complicated'
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Huge Increase In Chinese Air Travel As Lockdown Eased
EMEA 04 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa mulls options as Air France state aid strings revealed
EMEA 01 May 2020 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Could Cut 900 Jobs
EMEA 13 May 2020 Lufthansa Finance minister to meet Lufthansa boss over future of Brussels Airlines
EMEA 20 May 2020 LOT Polish Airlines LOT Polish Airlines Announces June Domestic Flight Resumption
EMEA 26 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Could Operate Trains On Domestic Routes
EMEA 27 May 2020 Qatar Airways How Qatar Airways Aims To Scoop Up Market Share After COVID-19
EMEA 29 May 2020 South African Airways South African Airways' rescuers request time to consult on government proposals
EMEA 01 Jun 2020 Emirates Emirates could take four years to resume flying to entire network
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa job cuts to be spread across all units
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 El Al El Al Now Won’t Operate Commerical Flights Until August
EMEA 22 Jun 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines Resumes Service to North America
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Air France Netherlands agrees to contribute 3.4bil euros to Air France-KLM bailout
EMEA 25 Jun 2020 EasyJet EasyJet raises $520 mln to bolster COVID-hit finances
EMEA 06 Jul 2020 Government Which European Airlines Have Received Coronavirus Aid Packages?
EMEA 08 Jul 2020 Air Mauritius Air Mauritius seeks buyers for five aircraft
EMEA 23 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways pilots to vote on deal to cut jobs and pay
EMEA 28 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa returns to JFK airport with flights to Frankfurt
EMEA 01 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airways pilots vote to accept jobs deal
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Industry Travel firms 'desperately need' government help
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Government European Union authorizes airline rescues
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Shed Biggest Planes in Deepening Fleet Shakeup
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Government UK Bumps Hungary And Portugal From Quarantine Free List
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to scrap entire widebody fleets, more layoffs to entail
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa prepares to double job cuts to nearly 40,000
EMEA 20 Sep 2020 Government What Is The Latest Update To The UK Quarantine Exempt List?
EMEA 22 Sep 2020 Aeroflot Aeroflot Sees Domestic Travel Make A Full Recovery
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Air France Air France Is Now The Only Continental European Airline Flying To India
EMEA 05 Oct 2020 Emirates South Africa’s Testing Requirement Leads Emirates To Cancel Flights
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Finnair ​Finnair cuts winter capacity to match reduced demand
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Government Weekly flights across European network fall below mid-July levels
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 British Airways BRITISH AIRWAYS: NEW BOSS DEMANDS PRE-FLIGHT TESTING
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Announces Reduced Losses for Q3
EMEA 20 Oct 2020 airBaltic airBaltic has cash until 2025 unless no recovery by 2Q21
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa LHG grounds Austrian Airlines
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 British Airways British Airways due to make pilot redundancies