On April 26 , Singapore airlines flew its Airbus A380 fleet to Australia for storage .
South African Airways received several billion rand in government aid in early 2020 , but the airline had already been under voluntary business rescue since 5 December 2019 ; stricken by preexisting debts and pandemic-related revenue losses , analysts commented that the airline had effectively `` already collapsed '' when the government rejected a request for another R10 billion in aid in mid-April .
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on aviation