Airlines Get $15 Billion Payroll Reimbursement in Funding Deal
- Furloughed workers may return with passage of Covid-19 relief
- Relief package has total of $45 billion for transportation
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The pandemic aid package negotiated by Congressional leaders includes $15 billion to reinstate payroll reimbursements to airlines that expired two months ago, according to two people familiar with the legislation.
The legislation is similar to provisions in an earlier pandemic aid package that expired on Oct. 1, which barred layoffs and came with other restrictions.