Spanish government bails out airline Volotea with 200 million euro loan
The Spanish government has approved a E200m rescue loan to privately owned Spanish airline Volotea to help it recover from the pandemic crisis, the Prime Minister’s office said. Company shareholders will add E10m in cash to buoy the airline, which operates within Spain and to and from several other European cities. “It will allow solid growth of the company in the long run,” Volotea said. Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, which has ravaged the airlines industry, the Spanish government has provided financial support to two other privately held airlines with operations in Spain, Plus Ultra and the larger Air Europa, which is in the process of being taken over by IAG.<br/>
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Spanish government bails out airline Volotea with 200 million euro loan
The Spanish government has approved a E200m rescue loan to privately owned Spanish airline Volotea to help it recover from the pandemic crisis, the Prime Minister’s office said. Company shareholders will add E10m in cash to buoy the airline, which operates within Spain and to and from several other European cities. “It will allow solid growth of the company in the long run,” Volotea said. Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, which has ravaged the airlines industry, the Spanish government has provided financial support to two other privately held airlines with operations in Spain, Plus Ultra and the larger Air Europa, which is in the process of being taken over by IAG.<br/>
