France to keep supporting Air France-KLM if needed - government

Reuters

Published Nov 18, 2020 13:50

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will continue to support airline company Air France-KLM (PA:AIRF) if necessary, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday.

Attal, holding a news conference after a cabinet meeting, was asked about a report that Air France-KLM was discussing plans to raise another 6 billion euros (5.37 billion pounds) from its two government shareholders and other investors.

The company received 10.4 billion euros in state-backed bailouts from France and the Netherlands earlier this year to help it cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.