Name: 疫情將BA業主IAG推至90億美元的虧損狀態 (Pandemic pushes BA-owner IAG to $9 billion loss)
Uploaded: 2021-02-27T18:30:35.000Z
Duration: 1 min 36 s

British Airways owner Egg plunged to a record $9 billion loss last year as travel paralysis saw it burned through cash.

英國航空老闆蛋蛋去年因旅遊癱瘓燒光現金，虧損額達到創紀錄的90億美元。

It warned on Friday it could not say when normal flying conditions would return.

它在週五警告說，它不能說什麼時候會恢復正常的飛行條件。

Tighter restrictions brought in by countries over the last two months have threatened to ruin Europe's critical summer season.

在過去的兩個月裡，各國帶來的更嚴格的限制措施有可能會毀掉歐洲關鍵的夏季。

That left some airlines in need of another round of funding support.

這使得一些航空公司需要新一輪的資金支持。

AEG CEO said it's calling for international common testing standards and the introduction of digital health passes to reopen the skies safely.

AEG首席執行官表示，呼籲制定國際通用的檢測標準，並引入數字健康證，以重新安全開放天空。

For now, the firm is focusing on cutting costs to reduce cash burn.

目前，該公司正專注於削減成本以減少現金消耗。

Focused airlines were buoyed earlier this week when Britain laid out plans for travel markets to possibly reopen from mid May.

本週早些時候，英國制定了可能從5月中旬開始重新開放旅遊市場的計劃，重點航空公司受到鼓舞。

That prompted a flood of bookings, but it's unclear whether that might include I eggs long haul routes.

這促使了大量的預訂，但目前還不清楚這是否可能包括I蛋長途航線。

Shares in the group were up around 4% in morning trading.

該集團股價在早盤中上漲約4%。

They've jumped 13% over the last five days after Britain's announcement, but over the last 12 months they've halved in value.

在英國宣佈後的過去五天裡，它們已經跳漲了13%，但在過去的12個月裡，它們的價值已經下降了一半。

The group, which also owns Air Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, has been trying to boost its finances as the crisis drags on.

該集團還擁有Air Lingus、Iberia和Vueling，隨著危機的拖累，該集團一直在努力提升其財務狀況。

Be a recently secured an extra $3.4 billion through a UK government backed loan and from deferring pension contributions.

最近通過英國政府支持的貸款和延後繳納養老金獲得了34億美元的額外資金。

 And in October, I G secured shareholder backing for a $3.3 billion capital hike, adding to savings made from around 13,000 planned job cuts. 

而在10月，I G獲得了股東支持，增資33億美元，加上計劃裁員約1.3萬人所節省的費用。