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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 12 Aug 2020 Iceland Air Icelandair Cuts Boeing 737 MAX Order Amid Settlement
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM and French travel stocks hit by UK quarantine measure
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Government Anguilla is accepting visitors, but adding a fee
EMEA 26 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa removes rebooking fees until 2021
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Government South Africa may not reopen to tourists until 2021
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 KLM Air France-KLM's future in doubt without cost cuts - Dutch minister
EMEA 17 Sep 2020 South African Airways SAA creditors to meet as critical rescue funds fail to materialise
EMEA 18 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways Launches New First Class Suite With Door
EMEA 22 Sep 2020 TUI fly TUI brings down winter capacity as short-term booking trend persists
EMEA 29 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa hopes to reopen transatlantic routes with vigorous testing
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa has issued €3.2 billion in refunds in 2020
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 KLM KLM’s CEO Believes Hub And Spoke Airlines Will Be Critical To Recovery
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways CEO: Airline Industry May Never Recover From COVID-19
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 British Airways Cutting 75% of flights in April, May
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 KLM AF-KLM reveals "very significant" cutbacks
EMEA 30 Mar 2020 Lufthansa A Billionaire Is The Lufthansa Group’s New Largest Shareholder
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air France, Lufthansa And Emirates Hit Hardest By March EU Flight Restrictions
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Emirates Emirates to Resume Limited Passenger Service April 6
EMEA 09 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Atlantic Will Suspend All Passenger Flights For A Week
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Government UK Government Tells Tourists To Stay Away
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Government German government divided over form of Lufthansa rescue deal
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa “will not abandon Brussels Airlines”
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Finnair Finnair Is Losing Approximately €2 Million Per Day
EMEA 04 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM Wins EU Approval for $7.7 Billion Bailout
EMEA 09 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Uneasy With French Government’s ‘Good Airbus Customer’ Mandate For Coronavirus Aid
EMEA 14 May 2020 KLM KLM yields to refunds for cancelled flights
Global 11 Jun 2020 Industry What Does Zoom Really Think About the Future of Corporate Travel?
Global 13 Jun 2020 Industry Ancillary Offerings Will Need To Adapt To Changing Travel Trends
Global 27 Jul 2020 Industry Is NDC going to survive COVID-19? One airline group gives an unequivocal “Yes!”
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Coronavirus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
Global 09 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Urges Aviation To Prepare For The COVID-19 Vaccine
Global 16 Sep 2020 Government WTTC claims internationally coordinated plan to save travel industry expected within four weeks
Global 19 Sep 2020 IATA IATA says onboard transmission of COVID-19 is lower than other public indoor environments
Global 29 Sep 2020 IATA IATA lowers 2020 passenger traffic hopes on stalled recovery
Global 01 Oct 2020 Industry Airline ancillary revenue projections slashed by half for 2020
Global 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Airlines have a key role to play in the distribution of vaccines
Global 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensifies
Global 19 Mar 2020 IATA Urgent emergency support requested for airlines: IATA
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 15 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: COVID-19 Puts Over Half of 2020 Passenger Revenues at Risk
Global 21 Apr 2020 Industry Could Future Economy Class Cabins Have Glass Hygiene Screens?
Global 28 Jul 2020 Industry Air travel not expected to recover until 2024
Global 16 Aug 2020 IATA IATA: Air traffic will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024
Global 01 Sep 2020 Industry Airline Pricing Was Broken Long Before COVID-19
Global 14 Sep 2020 Industry Which Airlines Have Turned A Profit So Far In 2020?
Global 16 Sep 2020 Industry NDC in 2020: so close but too far?
Global 24 Sep 2020 Industry How A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Change The Aviation Industry
Global 24 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Chief Says Governments Should Pay For Preflight COVID Tests
Global 02 Oct 2020 Industry Travel buyers estimate significant reduction in 2021 business travel volumes