Skift Take
At some point in the near future, all airlines in the world will be owned by one of the global four: Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, and Turkish Airlines. Turkish just pulled out of a bid for Polish LOT Airlines.
Support Skift’s Independent Journalism
Make a Contribution NowSkift’s editors and reporters produce over 150 exclusive stories every month. We are the leading source of news for the global travel industry.
Support Skift Now
Turkish Airlines is assessing Ireland’s 75-year-old former flag carrier and is “very interested”…though could only hold a 49 percent stake in it because it is based outside EU. It could buy the government’s stake or form a partnership with another airline.