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Virgin still bidding for bmi

14 November 2011

Virgin Atlantic has confirmed they have made a bid and are still negotiating after Lufthansa and IAG announced they had reached a preliminary agreement.

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British Midlands International (bmi) has been for sale for some time now.

Two weeks ago International Airlines Group (IAG) and Lufthansa announced that they had reached a preliminary agreement over the sale of bmi. The deal is still subject to several conditions, including a binding purchase agreement, further due diligence and regulatory clearances. Both IAG and Lufthansa say the transaction will be completed by the first quarter of 2012.

Despite this announcement, Virgin...



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