IATA pleads for more help for airlines after U.S. offers $58 billion aid
Share:
DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday urged the world's major economies to act quickly to prevent irreversible damage to an airline industry that has seen demand crushed by the coronavirus crisis.A number of governments have already stepped in to help airlines hammered by the virus-induced travel slump, with the United States offering $58 billion (48.3 billion pounds) in aid, Singapore promising to keep its carrier aloft, and Australia easing..