Aviation gets $715m coronavirus relief package with airlines at risk

Jamieson Murphy
Updated March 18 2020 - 3:51pm, first published 12:00pm
RELIEF: Michael McCormack announced the package to help the struggling industry.
RELIEF: Michael McCormack announced the package to help the struggling industry.

THE federal government has announced a $715-million coronavirus relief package for the aviation industry, a day after major airlines announced it would be grounding the majority of flies and a regional carrier warned it was six months away from collapsing.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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