WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines ,
American Air Lines and United Airlines , the three largest U.S. airlines, are in talks with the U.S. government about potential assistance amid a dramatic drop-off in air travel demand due to the coronavirus outbreak, the carriers said on Friday.
United CEO Oscar Munoz has spent two days in
Washington this week meeting with lawmakers and senior officials in the Trump administration, while United President Scott Kirby has been in close touch with bank executives to assess the deepening impact of the crisis on the broader
economy, the two told employees in a memo on Thursday.
"We will be helping the airline industry if we have to," U.S. President
Donald Trump said on Friday.