Originally Posted by knope2001

Any idea of the size, form or duration of the subsidy? The word "subsidy" is used as a pejorative (especially in some of those other airline forums) but in fact some of the things which are tagged "subsidy" are garden-variety incentives like waived landing fees. Most airlines benefit from these sorts of "subsidies" on occasion. The cash-payments-to-cover-losses sort of subsidy is much less common.