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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 09 Apr 2020 Air Canada AC to immediately rehire more than 16,000 workers
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Government German Government Backs Vouchers Over Refunds For Lufthansa Passengers
Latin America 07 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Believes Demand Will Rise To 60-70% By 2021
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa operating just 18 long-haul flights per week
North America 07 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaska Airlines is reducing its capacity by 80% in both April and May
Global 07 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines Won’t Fly Again Until Late April
APAC 07 Apr 2020 Government Thailand extends ban on incoming passenger flights
Global 07 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: 25 Million Jobs at Risk with Airline Shutdown
North America 07 Apr 2020 Hopper Travel Booking App Hopper Announces Layoffs Amid Coronavirus Crisis
North America 07 Apr 2020 Delta Delta slashes New York network
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines Extends Flight Suspension to 15 May
North America 07 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaskan airline RavnAir lays off all employees, files for bankruptcy
North America 07 Apr 2020 Government DOT orders airlines to pay out refunds
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM to ground more than 90 percent of planes over next 2 months
APAC 07 Apr 2020 Government Hong Kong Travel Ban Extends Travel Ban Until Further Notice
North America 07 Apr 2020 Industry How long will US airlines’ cash last? Between 4 months and a year, analyst says
Global 07 Apr 2020 Flight Centre Travel Group Travel Agency Flight Centre to Shutter 800 Storefronts as Part of $1.2 Billion Savings Effort
APAC 07 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA seeks state guarantees as it borrows $12bn
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 British Airways BA Left Flying To Just 15 Destinations
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Emirates Emirates to Resume Limited Passenger Service April 6
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 COVID-19 EasyJet secures £600m coronavirus loan from UK Treasury and Bank
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 SAS SAS traffic tumbles 62% in March as pandemic hits
APAC 07 Apr 2020 Government China Saw a Modest Rise in Domestic Travel Last Weekend
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 British Airways British Airways suspends more than 30,000
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Will Fly To Just Six Long Haul Destinations
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia Australian Government Rules Out Virgin Australia Bailout
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines To Resume Operations On Select Routes
North America 03 Apr 2020 Frontier Frontier slashes April capacity a staggering 90%
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Seeks $6.5 Billion Lifeline From Government
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 Government Argentina extends border closure until 30-Apr-2020
Global 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Multiple 03 Apr 2020 Sabre Sabre thinks about applying for Government lending
North America 03 Apr 2020 American Airlines AA suspends more than 60% of its intnl capacity summer season
North America 03 Apr 2020 Delta Delta extends ability to rebook impacted travel for up to 2 years
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 Argentina Argentina extends border closure until 30-Apr-2020
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Germany in talks to inject billions into Lufthansa
North America 03 Apr 2020 United United Airlines says revenue is down by $100M a day
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Qantas Qantas switches off inflight WiFi, movies, TV shows to save cash
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 El Al El Al Won’t Operate Any Scheduled Flights In April
North America 03 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest reduces to 2,000 daily flights through June 5
APAC 03 Apr 2020 COVID-19 South Korea airline capacity steadies as virus spread slows
North America 03 Apr 2020 American Airlines AA axes most flights to New York area
Global 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA Projects Airline Industry Q2 Loss of $39 Billion
Global 03 Apr 2020 Industry Airlines Could Start Facing Legal Challenges Over Withholding Refunds
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in talks on multibillion euro state-backed loan package
APAC 03 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Reduces Summer Schedule
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 KLM Air France-KLM in talks on multibillion euro state-backed loan package