{"id":100540,"date":"2020-09-23T17:47:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=100540"},"modified":"2020-09-23T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T17:47:08","slug":"u-s-airlines-raise-pressure-on-washington-to-get-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2020\/09\/u-s-airlines-raise-pressure-on-washington-to-get-help.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. airlines raise pressure on Washington to get help."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. airlines and unions redoubled their efforts on Wednesday to convince lawmakers to add another $25 billion in aid, but hopes for a deal this month were dashed as lawmakers focused on a political battle over a Supreme Court vacancy, <a href=\"https:\/\/lta.reuters.com\/article\/aerolineas-eeuu-idLTAKCN26E2YA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/08\/american-airlines-would-lay-off-19000-employees-in-october-if-government-aid-is-not-extended.html\">American Airlines would lay off 19,000 employees in October if government aid is not extended.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The industry has been waiting for Congress to approve a $1.5 trillion coronavirus aid package with another cycle of airline payroll support before tens of thousands of workers are left without their jobs when the current program expires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2020\/09\/delta-and-latam-airlines-receive-approval-in-brazil-for-joint-venture-agreement.html\">Delta and Latam Airlines receive approval in Brazil for Joint Venture agreement.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a dispute over the Supreme Court seat that became vacant after Ruth Bader Ginsburg&#8217;s death Friday has derailed those prospects, said Loren Thompson, director of operations at the Lexington Institute, a Virginia-based think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The airline rescue matters relatively little to Congress compared to the current debate over a Ginsburg successor. Before the fight for the Supreme Court there might have been some common ground, but when the system is overpolarized, consensus is impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to CNBC on Wednesday, Southwest Airlines LUV.N. 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