Originally Posted by
ermis177
That is called government aid....
According to FT Rolls-Royce took a similar loan and the goverment guarantee the 80% of the loan.
Different countries around the world have different terms and conditions when they 'bail out' an airline.
Isn't that just a very sneaky and sly way to get aid but not have to make any concessions like AF/KL and LH have had to? like carbon emissions reduction targets (AF cutting many domestic routes) and LH giving seats on the board to government representatives (therefore increasing influence of the unions)?