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Virgin Australia airline seeks bankruptcy protection

by Associated Press
| April 21, 2020 12:27 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Virgin Australia, the nation’s second-largest airline, announced Tuesday it had entered voluntary administration, seeking bankruptcy protection after a debt crisis worsened by the coronavirus shutdown pushed it into insolvency.

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