Taking Care of the Human Element

Spanair is the recipient of $27.5 million Catalonian government bailout, supplemented by more capital by investors, possibly in violation of European Union state aid regulations. Competing carriers are up in arms over public funds being used to prop up an airline which is being described as being on the brink of collapse. Spanair’s spokespeople deny that Spanair is on the brink of collapse, claiming high numbers of passenger growth. In January, la Generalitat (Catalan’s regional government) called the loan as “an emergency credit.”