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Franco-Dutch \u2060airline group Air France-KLM said it had submitted a non-binding offer to buy a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal, as the Portuguese government moves forward with plans to privatise \u200cits \u2060flag carrier.<\/p>\n

Air France-KLM is the first among three European airline groups to officially bid for a stake in TAP as Lisbon looks \u200cto offload as much as 49.9% of the company’s \u2060shares.<\/p>\n

British Airways and Aer Lingus-owner IAG and \u200cGermany’s Lufthansa have also shown interest in participating \u2060in \u200cthe airline’s privatisation.<\/p>\n

“Our ambition is to strengthen the operations at Lisbon while developing connectivity in \u2060other cities across the country including Porto. \u2060We look forward to the next steps of the privatisation process,” Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Franco-Dutch \u2060airline group Air France-KLM said it had submitted a non-binding offer to buy a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal, as the Portuguese government moves forward with plans to privatise \u200cits \u2060flag carrier. 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