Aegean declares preliminary interest in Croatia Airlines

Aegean is submitting an indicative offer as part of the privatisation plan for fellow Star Alliance operator Croatia Airlines. The Croatian govt stated earlier this year, during events to mark the flag-carrier’s 30th anniversary, that it was launching a strategic partnership process to maintain the airline’s competitiveness. Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenkovic said the strategy aimed to expand the carrier’s network and increase its market share, as well as modernise the fleet. Aegean says it is participating in the non-binding indicative offer stage of the process. It stresses that this stage “does not include any commitments” from the company. “Any material decisions about Aegean’s potential participation, or not, in the next stage will be taken in the following months,” it adds. <br/>