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New suitor for TAP Portugal airline

Consortium led by Lusitanian entrepreneurs vying for privatisation

There is a new suitor who will participate in the negotiations for the privatization of the national airline Tap Portugal. It is a consortium made up of Lusitanian entrepreneurs, who will compete with the Franco-Dutch Group Air France-KLM, with the Germans of Lufthansa and with International Airlines Group (IAG) to acquire the flag air carrier. It was revealed unofficially by the national economic...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 08/25/2023 11:07
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