Originally Posted by
wisecaptain
Rexbanner , IAG have no right to a bailout until they take steps to raise equity. As usual 'employees' are taking a hit while shareholders are given priority.
IAG must sell off/dilute its share base by selling all those hundreds of millions of stock buybacks they did . Then they must go to the debt markets to raise further capital if required.
Only then if that is insufficient can they be considered for govt loans.
These airlines have failed to ensure sufficient capital backstops , 1 month is not enough so they must do the above to ensure their survival .
If they dont then they dont deserve to survive at the tax payers expense .
Who exactly do you think will buy IAG equity - at any price?
Debt maybe, but equity is a non-starter.