American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said on Wednesday that the airline must choose the option to cut 19,000 jobs after endeavors to get more federal cash fizzled. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the choice to cut 13,000 jobs denoted a tragic day for the entirety of the representatives at United.

Prior in the day, Parker told reporters he actually trusted that the job cuts may be kept away from happening if the airline saw signs that Congress and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would have the option to arrive at an arrangement.

They were thinking about a multi-trillion dollar stimulus bundle that would incorporate $25 billion in help for the country’s airlines. Yet, that arrangement needs more time to win the support it needs to pass. Both Parker and Kirby proposed they could invert decision and rapidly rehire representatives if an arrangement is reached in the coming days.