Japan Airlines Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu on Thursday asked transport minister Seiji Maehara for a capital injection of public funds to keep the troubled carrier flying.
However, Maehara later told the press he was not convinced JAL's rehabilitation plan will work and said it "lacks specifics and feasibility."
The minister said he will discuss the issue with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as soon as he returns from New York next week to decide how to proceed with the issue.
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