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Airlines struggle to take off in face of $300bn debt headwinds

Recovery may take years as industry grapples with rescue finance and state loan bills

The world’s largest airlines have built up a mountain of more than $300bn in net debt, a sign the pandemic will hamper recovery for years as carriers face paying back huge bills from rescue financing and state support.

With hopes of a limited restart to travel in the summer, attention is turning to how quickly airlines can heal their balance sheets after the biggest crisis in aviation history.

“Liquidity is and has been of great importance to always make sure we have enough cash to manage the situation,” easyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren told the Financial Times.

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