- Trump expressed support for a proposal for another $25 billion in federal aid to support airline industry jobs.
- A previous aid bill provided that amount to airlines as long as they didn’t cut jobs until Oct. 1.
- The proposed extension has gained bipartisan support as a rebound in travel demand remains remote.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed support for a plan to provide another $25 billion in federal aid to U.S. airlines, which have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Bipartisan support is building for the additional aid for one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus. U.S. airlines have warned more than 70,000 of their workers that their jobs are at risk when the current round of aid expires in the fall.
More than a dozen Republican senators earlier Wednesday said they backed the extension of aid for U.S. carriers to support their payrolls while travel demand remains limited because of the virus, causing mounting financial losses. The new proposal, which comes as Congress wrestles with how to put together another national coronavirus relief package, already has support from the majority of the House.
www.cnbc.com/2020/08/05/trump-says-he-would-back-plan-helping-airline-industry.html