The government has committed to a bailout of the sector, so when it comes to conditions that might be imposed on such a bailout, I have seen the government publicly speak about limits on executive compensation, dividends, potentially climate disclosure conditions, conditions on maintaining regional routes, the same conditions that we see, for example, in the LEEFF program.
The professor I referenced goes on to write:
A significant government stake [that is, an equity stake] will ensure that future decisions around airlines are taken with the interests of consumers and employees in mind, rather than the returns to shareholders and top executives.
If we are to have a bailout, as a significant condition do you think an equity stake would make sense?