Now US carriers and some members of Congress are calling for the government to step in again to help struggling airlines cope with the decline in business from the Iraq war.
Representative James Oberstar of Minnesota, said on Friday the airline job cuts announced this week "clearly demonstrates the need" for Congress to approve an assistance package for airlines.
"We must not force the airlines to bear a disproportionate share of the direct and indirect costs of a war with Iraq," Oberstar said.
He proposed an airline aid bill in the House of Representatives.
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