White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Monday that Washington would take steps to provide financial help to airlines suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, as a leading industry group asked for $50 billion in aid.

“We don’t see the airlines failing, but if they get into a cash crunch, we’re going to try to help them,” Kudlow said at the White House.

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