Japan Airlines is discussing the possibility of securing financing totalling $2.8b from its lenders to cushion the financial blow of the coronavirus outbreak, public broadcaster NHK said Saturday. The airline, which has seen its passenger numbers tumble as it has slashed 90% of its international flights and 60% of domestic flights, has tapped its main lenders Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and other banks for extra funding, NHK said. It was also considering securing special emergency funding from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), it added. Japan's government has promised financial support for the country's airlines as part of a coronavirus stimulus package equivalent to a fifth of Japan's annual GDP, although it has yet to say how much they will receive.<br/>