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KLM to receive up to 4 billion euros in financial aid: finance minister

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Amsterdam
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – KLM, the Dutch subsidiary of Air France KLM <AIRF.PA>, will receive 2-4 billion euros (up to $4.32 billion) in emergency aid to help it through the COVID-19 crisis, Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said on Friday.

The details are still being worked out, he said, but will likely comprise a combination of bank loans and state guarantees, he said.

(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Sandra Maler)