Lufthansa seeks government bailouts to stay aloft
24 April 2020 |
1:09 pm
The German airline disclosed €1.2 billion in losses for the first quarter of 2020 as sales fell by 50% in March alone. State loans from Germany, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland are likely to rescue the company.
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