Translated from Dutch:
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/news/?ID=13596
FRANKFURT – The German travel company TUI is planning a massive take-over in the low cost airline market, sources around the company revelead. Talks have started with amongst others Air Berlin, DBA and Condor concerning a potential merger with HapagFly. If the plans go ahead the combined airline would be as large as Europe’s two main players Easyjet and Ryanair.
TUI is mostly active in holiday flights. It owns amongst others ArkeFly, ThomsonFly, HapagFly and Corsair.
By: seahawk - 30th April 2006 at 10:04
Translated from Dutch:
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/news/?ID=13596FRANKFURT – The German travel company TUI is planning a massive take-over in the low cost airline market, sources around the company revelead. Talks have started with amongst others Air Berlin, DBA and Condor concerning a potential merger with HapagFly. If the plans go ahead the combined airline would be as large as Europe’s two main players Easyjet and Ryanair.
TUI is mostly active in holiday flights. It owns amongst others ArkeFly, ThomsonFly, HapagFly and Corsair.
And HLX, their own loco.
By: by738 - 29th April 2006 at 21:50
It would not be a major loss to lose Air Berlin!!!
Im not quite sure I follow that. They are an excellent addition to the low cost market offering quite innovative features for LCC, and would be missed if absorbed.
By: aidoair - 29th April 2006 at 20:16
I couldn’t see how it could work especialy with just the one airline if it would be
By: PlymouthCity - 29th April 2006 at 20:13
I don’t like the sound of that really!
It would not be a major loss to lose Air Berlin!!!
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April 29, 2006 at 8:04 pm