US airlines secure $15b payroll reimbursement

Bloomberg

The pandemic aid package negotiated by Congressional leaders includes $15 billion to reinstate payroll reimbursements to airlines that expired two months ago, according to two people familiar with the legislation.
The legislation is similar to provisions in an earlier pandemic aid package that expired on October 1, which barred layoffs and came with other restrictions.
The tentative agreement also includes $1 billion for airline contractor payrolls.
Carriers will attempt to bring workers back, though the period without aid has made it challenging, the trade group Airlines for America said.