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Lufthansa confident on takeover of Austrian Airlines

Cologne, Germany - Mayrhuber: "The European Union will approve the deal without conditions"

Lufthansa will go on with its plan to acquire Austrian Airlines. Airline's CEO, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, announced it during the week-end, even if he said he was less sure than six months ago. "It would be clearly logical that we'll get approval without conditions - he stated - On the other hand I take note that it takes a long time, that it is investigated very closely". The problems pointed out...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1101676
Rome, Italy, 03/23/2009 13:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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