Qatar Airways to ask for state finance as its running out of cash

The Middle East Eye reports that Qatar Airways to ask for state finance as its running out of cash.

“We have received many requests from governments all over the world, embassies in certain countries, requesting Qatar Airways not to stop flying,” Baker told Reuters.

The airline is one of the few continuing to maintain its flight schedule and expects to operate 1,800 flights over the next two weeks. Meanwhile, rivals Emirates and Etihad Airways, of the United Arab Emirates, have grounded passenger operations.

Qatar Airways’ flights to Europe, Asia and Australia continue to repatriate people left stranded in countries whose borders have shut.

“We will fly as long as it is necessary and we have requests to get stranded people to their homes, provided the airspace is open and the airports are open,” Baker said.

But Baker said that this was coming at a high cost to the airline and that it could only sustain operations for a “very short period”.

Middle East Eye