The Swedish government has announced it is to extend its contract for all non-domestic flights with SAS and its Star Alliance partners Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines.
Austrian Airlines saw passenger numbers increase 3.4% last year, to reach more than 11.2 million, thanks to an upswing in European travel.
Lufthansa has announced its intention to sell loss-making British Midland (bmi) to International Airlines Group (IAG), the company that owns British Airways and Iberia.
Name: Christina Foerster
Company: Lufthansa German Airlines
Designation: Vice president network & fleet development
Home town: Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Virgin Atlantic and International Airlines Group (IAG) have admitted an interest in acquiring all or part of bmi, after owners, Lufthansa, revealed that it was seeking financial advice on a potential sale of the loss making UK-based carrier.
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