Coronavirus regional airline rescue deal flies in $300m from Canberra

Andrew Marshall
Updated March 30 2020 - 2:48pm, first published 10:30am
Govt lands $300m package to help country airlines fight COVID-19
Govt lands $300m package to help country airlines fight COVID-19

The regional aviation sector is cheering the federal government after scoring a further $300 million to help keep services flying to the bush despite free-falling passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus emergency.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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