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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
Global 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19 pandemic could cost global tourism industry $450 billion
North America 31 Mar 2020 Air Canada Will reduce capacity for the Second Quarter of 2020 by 85%-90%
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government Indonesia Bans Foreign Arrivals
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines cuts more flights as virus spreads
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Facing Rapid Cash Burn
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights From Gatwick Airport
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Thai Airways Thai Airways to ground most of its fleet, seeks liquidity boost
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Air France Air France, Lufthansa And Emirates Hit Hardest By March EU Flight Restrictions
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Projects Airline Industry Q2 Loss of $39 Billion
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Caribbean Countries Increase COVID-19 Restrictions
North America 31 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA Seeks $12 Billion In Government Aid To Protect Jobs
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government China Defends Temporary Ban on Foreign Travelers
North America 31 Mar 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for April
Global 31 Mar 2020 Industry Airline Industry Sets Weekly Record for Capacity Cuts as U.S. Carriers Consider Temporary Consolidation
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 EasyJet EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet, Furloughs Crew
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Air New Zealand Sign Of The Times: Air New Zealand Now A ‘Domestic Airline’
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Emirates Emirates to receive capital injection from Dubai government
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air France, Lufthansa And Emirates Hit Hardest By March EU Flight Restrictions
North America 31 Mar 2020 Industry Airlines Could Start Facing Legal Challenges Over Withholding Refunds
Multiple 01 Apr 2020 Sabre Sabre thinks about applying for Government lending
EMEA 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Middle East and Africa Airlines Revenue Losses Mount - Urgent Government Support Required
Global 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Global 02 Apr 2020 Industry Worldwide airline capacity down 77%
North America 03 Apr 2020 Air Canada Air Canada nixes April London-Toronto flights as traffic tumbles
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM reduces operations by 95% in April
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
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 Air France Air France-KLM Seeks $6.5 Billion Lifeline From Government
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
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
North America 03 Apr 2020 American Airlines AA axes most flights to New York area
APAC 03 Apr 2020 COVID-19 South Korea airline capacity steadies as virus spread slows
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
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in talks on multibillion euro state-backed loan package