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Wow: Lufthansa Board Rejects German Bailout

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020 7 Comments

Lufthansa Rejects Bailout

The Lufthansa Supervisory Board has rejected Germany’s bailout package over new EU-imposed slot restrictions.

On Monday, Germany and Lufthansa agreed in principle on a €9 billion aid package. This was not a free gift, but a 4% loan with many strings attached. It also gave Germany a 20% stake and two seats at the table.

The agreement was subject to European Union regulatory approval and Lufthansa Board approval. Well, European regulators said that Lufthansa would need to hand over 20 slots in order to gain approval for the rescue deal. That was too much for Lufthansa.

Lufthansa’s Supervisor Board rejected the current bailout offer, issuing the following statement:

“At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG discussed the acceptance of the stabilization package offered by the Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany, including the necessary convocation of a General Meeting.

“The Supervisory Board has taken note of the conditions currently indicated by the EU Commission. They would lead to a weakening of the hub function at Lufthansa’s home airports in Frankfurt and Munich. The resulting economic impact on the company and on the planned repayment of the stabilization measures, as well as possible alternative scenarios, must be analyzed intensively.

“Against this background, the Supervisory Board was unable to approve the stabilization package in connection with the EU conditions. However, the Supervisory Board continues to regard WSF stabilization measures as the only viable alternative for maintaining solvency.

“Deutsche Lufthansa AG will not convene an Extraordinary General Meeting for the implementation of the stabilization measures for the time being.”

Lufthansa will continue to work with German and EU authorities and an aid package, which it still sees as vital to its survival.

CONCLUSION

Just hours ago I wrote about Ryanair’s fierce opposition to the Lufthansa bailout package from Germany. Ryanair condemned the package as far too generous while Lufthansa now deems the package not generous enough…

(H/T: YHBU)

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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7 Comments

  1. ps241 Reply
    May 27, 2020 at 11:33 am

    “It also gave Lufthansa a 20% stake and two seats at the table.” – ??

    • Matthew Reply
      May 27, 2020 at 11:57 am

      Germany…thanks.

  2. Larry B Reply
    May 27, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    Reading your posts from this morning in sequence (prior to reading MO’L/Ryanair response), I said to myself “self, bet Lufthansa felt the offer was too low.”
    While that may not be the actual basis for rejecting the offer, I felt O’Leary’s/EU’s expectation of relinquishing 20 slots more than fair.
    Oligopolies gonna oligop…until they monop.

  3. Andy K Reply
    May 27, 2020 at 2:14 pm

    These guys want to have their cake and eat it to. Any idea what the slots were?

    • Matthew Reply
      May 27, 2020 at 2:15 pm

      I’m not sure of the breakdown, but it was only Frankfurt and Munich.

  4. Christian Reply
    May 27, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    That’s some serious arrogance on the part of Lufthansa to nix a deal because it would actually allow some competition in their fortress hubs. I don’t have a particularly high opinion of the moral standards that Lufthansa represents but this is impressive even for them. It’ll be interesting to see if they are willing to die on this hill if the German government insists on a little competition.

  5. Florian Reply
    May 28, 2020 at 2:14 am

    This is just ridiculous. And they keep illegally holding our money hostage and threaten the government with bankruptcy. And 20 slots wouldn’t have been the biggest price to pay for a bailout. They just don’t want it.

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