South African Airways Seeking $1.2 Billion in State Bailout
- South African Airways administrators produce draft rescue plan
- Govenment funds would repay lenders, provide working capital
An Airbus A320-200 passenger jet, operated by South African Airlines, flies above a construction site in Johannesburg.
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The administrators running South Africa’s embattled national airline proposed the government provide a 21 billion rand ($1.2 billion) bailout to help repay debt and resume operations after the lifting of Covid-19 travel bans.