Federal Cartel Office approves ESAS investment in Air Berlin

The Federal Cartel Office in Bonn has notified Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG that it has no objections to the Turkish company ESAS Holding A.S. acquiring a stake in the airline. At the end of March this year ESAS Holding bought approximately 15% of the voting shares in Air Berlin PLC. The holding company, which also operates Pegasus Airlines, is to be represented by a non-executive director on the board of Air Berlin PLC.