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Air Berlin files for bankruptcy, flights to keep going

The German government said it was providing a bridging loan of 150 million euros to keep the carrier's flights going at a time when many Germans are still on holiday.

15.08.2017

(AFP) - Germany's Air Berlin on Tuesday announced it had filed for bankruptcy after its main shareholder Etihad Airways said it would not plough any more cash into the struggling airline.

The German government said it was providing a bridging loan of 150 million euros to keep the carrier's flights going at a time when many Germans are still on holiday.