ANA secures $8.8bn in credit, easing cash flow concerns

Airline expects slow recovery to begin around August

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Aviation analysts expect further financial countermeasures could be still be needed to help steady Japan's biggest carrier. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's ANA Holdings said Tuesday that it had secured 950 billion yen ($8.8 billion) in loans to help it weather the coronavirus crisis rocking the global aviation industry.

"There is absolutely no concern on cash flow for a while," ANA executive vice president Ichiro Fukuzawa told reporters at an online news conference. "We have been preparing for unexpected circumstances with conservative assumptions."

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