Congress approved $32 billion in coronavirus aid for airline workers in March, but travel demand remains weak.
Travel demand remains weak and the unions are seeking to double the funding so it extends through March 31, 2021.A United Airlines flight crew walks through the terminal at San Francisco International Airport on April 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California.
The unions on Thursday urged House and Senate leadership to pass "a clean extension" of that program, arguing that doing so would minimize additional applications or negotiations between the Treasury and airlines.
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