British budget carrier easyJet is interested in picking up about 27-30 planes from insolvent Air Berlin, an administrator for the German airline said yesterday.
Air Berlin creditors picked Lufthansa and easyJet as their two preferred bidders last week and the Air Berlin board of directors confirmed that choice on Monday.
Lufthansa is bidding for leisure unit Niki, regional airline LGW and 13 further A320 planes, administrator Frank Kebekus told journalists.
EasyJet is also interested in taking the crews and slots associated with the 27-30 planes, including a large share of Air Berlin’s slots and crews at Berlin Tegel airport, Air Berlin CEO Thomas Winkelmann said. EasyJet currently flies from Schoenefeld airport in Berlin.
