HNA-Backed Chinese Airlines Given Ultimatum to Pay Fuel Bills
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Chinese regulators are getting tough with cash-strapped HNA's Hainan Airlines, but not too tough because they don't want customers causing disturbances at the nation's airports when flights get cancelled.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has asked HNA Group Co.’s airline businesses to pay overdue bills, including amounts owed for jet fuel and airport fees, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Authorities from the nation’s air-safety regulator had met with executives of the conglomerate to push for the payments, the person said, asking not to be identified because the discussions were private. The regulator has refrained from f
