Qatar Airways CE Akbar Al Baker said many airlines will go bust as the coronavirus outbreak ravages demand for travel, limiting the scope for takeovers. While the carrier is open to acting on any investment opportunities that present themselves, the pandemic is likely to lead to the immediate collapse of some operators, Al Baker said Thursday. “There will be nothing left for consolidation because a lot of airlines will go belly up,” he said. “In this very difficult period, it will only be the survival of the fittest.” The CE said Qatar Airways will seek govt support alongside all other airlines, and that the crisis should end conflict between carriers over whether some have benefited from illegal subsidies. “People that were bragging about not taking state aid and being independent are now themselves all over the world asking for state aid,” he said. <br/>