MANILA, March 31 (Reuters) - An association of airlines in
the Philippines is requesting government help, saying they face
a threat to their survival as the global push to contain the
coronavirus spread hampers operations, the airlines said in a
letter seen by Reuters.
The letter, dated March 25, was sent by a domestic airlines
association that includes Cebu Air Inc CEB.PS , Philippine
Airlines PHL.UL and the local unit of Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd
AIRA.KL as its members.
The airlines said they were not seeking handouts, but
emergency credit lines and waiver of navigation and airport
fees, due to the "catastrophic impact" of the coronavirus ;
Editing by Martin Pettyon the aviation industry, and cited
examples of other international carriers assisted by their
governments.