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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Middle East and Africa Airlines Revenue Losses Mount - Urgent Government Support Required
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA opposes mandatory blocking of middle seats
Global 28 Jul 2020 IATA IATA’s New Numbers are Grim, Grim, Grim
Global 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
EMEA 23 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Relief is Critical for Middle East Airlines as COVID-19 Impact Deepens
Global 23 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: COVID Aviation Impacts Have Cost The World Over $1.75 Trillion
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Projects Airline Industry Q2 Loss of $39 Billion
EMEA 23 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Increased Risk to Jobs as European Airline Revenues Collapse
North America 03 May 2020 IATA IATA urges Canada Govt to provide airlines with financial aid
Global 01 Sep 2020 IATA IATA: Air Industry 'Largely Paralyzed' But July Demand a Bit Better Than June
Multiple 24 Nov 2020 IATA IATA Says Airlines Need Up To Another $80 Billion In Aid
Global 15 Apr 2020 IATA IATA deepens projected airline revenue loss to $314 billion
Global 01 Sep 2020 IATA IATA: Governments ‘killing aviation’ by not managing border risks
Global 20 Sep 2020 IATA IATA: Many airlines may 'struggle to survive the weak winter months'
Global 01 Oct 2020 IATA IATA restructuring
Global 19 Mar 2020 IATA Urgent emergency support requested for airlines: IATA
Global 15 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: COVID-19 Puts Over Half of 2020 Passenger Revenues at Risk
North America 30 Apr 2020 IATA ACI and IATA Call for Urgent Financial Assistance to Protect Jobs and Operations
Global 09 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Urges Aviation To Prepare For The COVID-19 Vaccine
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 16 Aug 2020 IATA IATA: Air traffic will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024
Global 24 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Chief Says Governments Should Pay For Preflight COVID Tests
Global 14 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Recovery Disappoints in October
EMEA 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Middle East and Africa Airlines Revenue Losses Mount - Urgent Government Support Required
Global 25 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 21 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Slow Recovery Needs Confidence Boosting Measures
Global 13 Aug 2020 IATA ​IATA downgrades forecast for European passenger numbers in 2020
Global 14 Oct 2020 IATA Airport group and IATA call for urgent industry-wide support to underpin recovery
Global 14 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: European Air Transport COVID-19 Impacts and Recovery to be Worse than other Regions
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Serko Australia, New Zealand Demand Bounce Boosts Serko
Multiple 15 Apr 2020 Serko Sabre's March Net Bookings Go Negative As Cancellations Spike
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Serko Serko Accelerates Bid To Shore Up TMC Continuity Through Platform, Commission Plays
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government China Defends Temporary Ban on Foreign Travelers
APAC 23 Apr 2020 Government Indonesia to ban air, sea travel to end-May - officials
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Spain Calls For EU-Wide Approach To Airline Aid
EMEA 12 May 2020 Government Iceland To Open To Tourists Again On June 15th (With Conditions)
EMEA 10 Jun 2020 Government Hungary, Croatia to lift border restrictions from Friday
EMEA 14 Jun 2020 Government Egypt to reopen all airports on July 1, aviation minister says
EMEA 01 Jul 2020 Government EU Confirms United States Travelers Will Be Banned Upon Reopening
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Government Air travel in Malaysia showing further signs of recovery: MAHB
APAC 29 Jul 2020 Government India’s Domestic Rebound Starts To Slow In A Blow To Airlines
North America 25 Aug 2020 Government San Francisco Offers COVID-19 Testing To All Airport And Airline Employees
North America 04 Sep 2020 Government US Airlines Begin Lobbying For US-UK Travel Corridor
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Government European airline bailouts hit €26.6 billion: HSBC
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Government European tourism bodies plead for coordinated travel restrictions
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Government Airlines UK-commissioned study calls for reopening of US routes
APAC 29 Sep 2020 Government Thailand to slowly restart tourism with flight from China
Latin America 16 Oct 2020 Government Latin American Aviation Expected To Lose Almost 300 Million Passengers
North America 07 Dec 2020 Government Canadian aviation: encouraging steps on travel restrictions