Lufthansa in talks with Air Europa to acquire a minority stake, sources say
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Posted on January 28, 2025

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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 28, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -German airline group Lufthansa is in talks with Spanish carrier Air Europa about the possibility of acquiring a minority stake, according to two sources with knowledge of the talks.
The airline is 20% owned by BA-parent IAG, which backed out of taking full ownership last year due to regulatory concerns.
Air Europa is seeking funds to pay an outstanding package of loans worth a total of 475 million euros ($491.8 million) granted by the government during the pandemic.
According to Spanish newspaper el Economista, the discussion with Lufthansa is about the German flag carrier taking a 20% stake in Air Europa. One source told Reuters the talks were focused on a stake around 20%.
Air Europa and Lufthansa declined to comment.
Air Europa owner Globalia said in November that Air France-KLM was potentially interested in a 20% stake in the carrier.
(Reporting by Joanna Plucinska, Inti Landauro, Ilona Wissenbach and Andres Gonzalez; editing by Jason Neely, Kirsten Donovan)