As is known, the Prime Minister is trying to reassure the public, saying that after the bondholders' meeting, there is hope for stabilizing the situation at airBaltic. However, experts do not share the authorities' optimism. The situation may no longer be at a point where one can say that there is no turning back and the only direction is the liquidation of the enterprise or the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings. There is still a possibility that the enterprise continues to operate, but this possibility remains very much in question," said Dainis Gašpuitis, Chief Economist of SEB Bank, in an interview with TV-3 this evening. At the same time, the economist believes that it is very likely that more government assistance will be needed than has been publicly stated so far in order to make airBaltic at least somewhat interesting for attracting investors. Currently, only the issues of immediate cash flow have been addressed. It should be noted that this Thursday, the Saeima is expected to vote on a kind of stabilization plan for airBaltic, which includes a deferral of loan repayment and the possibility of providing another loan of up to 30 million. But it seems that the airline will need much more money.
