Air Berlin has filed for insolvency proceedings after main shareholder Etihad Airways withdrew its financial support.
The discount carrier and subsidiaries submitted the filing in a local Berlin court, though it won’t seek bankruptcy protection for its Niki Luftfahrt GmbH and Leisure Cargo GmbH units, Air Berlin said in a statement.
Talks with Lufthansa AG and other parties regarding disposals are continuing, it said. The German government is providing a bridge loan to maintain flight operations.
Air Berlin has been restructuring in an effort to stem years of losses, including leasing part of its fleet to Lufthansa.
Plans to merge Niki with TUI AG’s German airline arm fell apart in June after Abu Dhabi-based Etihad said it failed to reach a deal on forming a joint venture for the operation.
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