Originally Posted by
supervillian
Sentiment among the public for a bailout isn't very high, so your wife is probably correct. With that said, Avianca is basically the national carrier and I can't see them folding completely.
Avianca's situation, in regard to a bailout, is even more complicated than other airlines as they are an amalgamation of several central and south american airlines (El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras - and I'm probably forgetting others ...), which makes for a very difficult and complex negotiation without a clear path to receive help from poor and cash straped governments