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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 27 Mar 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Suspends all Flights
Africa 23 Nov 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Sells Everything From Chopsticks To Luggage
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Saga Continues As It Needs Funding Again
EMEA 01 Jun 2020 South African Airways South African Airways rescue plan features more bailouts
EMEA 21 Apr 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Nears Collapse With Plan to Fire All Staff
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 South African Airways South African Airways creditors approve extension for submission of rescue plan
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Government South Africa may not reopen to tourists until 2021
Global 13 Oct 2020 Industry Soon You Might Not Have To Remove Your Mask To Pass Through Airport Security
Global 14 Oct 2020 Skyscanner Skyscanner, Expedia, Hopper on need for transparency in travel retailing
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Skyscanner Skyscanner sees uptick in interest for late-2020 flights
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Sky Airline Sky Airline temporarily suspends operations in Chile
Global 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Skies clear as further coronavirus curbs ground more flights
APAC 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble launch deferred for 2 weeks after COVID-19 cases spike in Hong Kong
APAC 15 Oct 2020 Government Singapore, Hong Kong agree to set up air travel bubble for leisure travel without need for quarantine:
APAC 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Singapore Opens Up Borders Again For Taiwan Travelers
APAC 23 Nov 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines to Restart San Francisco Service
APAC 30 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines To Reassess Its Fleet Plan Over 6 Months
APAC 30 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines shares plunge after posting record loss
APAC 20 Oct 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Returns To New York With World’s Longest Flight
APAC 11 Jun 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines reinstates some flights, allows transit through Singapore from Australia, New Zealand
APAC 26 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Raises Over $540m Securing A350s And 787s
APAC 08 Jun 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Raises $7.2 Billion In New Liquidity
APAC 09 May 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Prepares For Its First Full-Year Loss
APAC 17 Apr 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines pax down 63% in Mar-2020, load factor declines to 55.7%
APAC 27 Mar 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines latest to get massive bailout amid coronavirus crisis
APAC 11 Sep 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Halts First Class Bookings On Some Routes
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines cuts 96% of capacity, grounds 138 planes as countries tighten border controls
APAC 10 Sep 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Announces Thousands Of Job Cuts
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Air New Zealand Sign Of The Times: Air New Zealand Now A ‘Domestic Airline’
North America 11 Sep 2020 Government Should US Airlines Receive Additional Government Support?
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Serko Serko Accelerates Bid To Shore Up TMC Continuity Through Platform, Commission Plays
North America 22 Sep 2020 Government Senators Introduce US Airline Support Bill Worth $29 Billion
North America 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Draws Some Industry Praise
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Draws Some Industry Praise
Global 24 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Scenarios for what the travel industry might be dealing with after COVID-19
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Government Saudi Arabia Moves To Reduce International Travel Restrictions
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 SAS SAS traffic tumbles 62% in March as pandemic hits
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 SAS SAS Looks To Raise A Staggering $1.3 Billion
EMEA 15 Jun 2020 SAS SAS Awarded $500 Million In Aid With Environmental Strings Attached
North America 25 Aug 2020 Government San Francisco Offers COVID-19 Testing To All Airport And Airline Employees
North America 23 Oct 2020 Sabre Sabre, Google to launch tech platform driving personalization in travel
Global 01 May 2020 Sabre Sabre, Farelogix Terminate Merger Pact
Multiple 15 Apr 2020 Serko Sabre's March Net Bookings Go Negative As Cancellations Spike
North America 09 Nov 2020 Sabre Sabre unveils AI product for airfare offers
Multiple 03 Apr 2020 Sabre Sabre thinks about applying for Government lending
Multiple 01 Apr 2020 Sabre Sabre thinks about applying for Government lending
North America 28 May 2020 Sabre Sabre says gross bookings still down 90%
North America 11 May 2020 Sabre Sabre notes "massive challenge to the industry" as revenues slump by a third
North America 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Sabre makes $200M in cuts to offset coronavirus impact
Multiple 23 Mar 2020 Sabre Sabre makes $200M in cuts to offset coronavirus impact