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Tap Portugal airline towards privatization

Talks started months ago: Air France-KLM and Lufthansa in the race

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa aircraft groups are competing to take over 50% of the Portuguese national airline Tap Air Portugal. The negotiation is coordinated by the Lusitanian government which wants to start the re-privatization of the airline by the end of the year, keeping the airport hub in Lisbon.This is what the "Agence France-Presse" (Afp) reports citing local media, including "Expresso", which...

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