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Tap Portugal privatization: the crux of the negotiation

Costa: "The goal in itself is not to maximize revenue from the sale"

The government of Portugal, led by Prime Minister Antonio Costa, ensured in the past few hours that the privatization procedure of the national airline Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (Tap) Portugal will follow two precise conditions: to maintain the airport hub at the "Humberto Delgado" of Lisbon-Portela; safeguard the strategic role of the airline as a pillar of the national interest. The Costa e...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 06/22/2023 12:56
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