Etihad Airways filed an appeal against a German court's decision that revoked its rights to sell tickets for 29 routes operated by Air Berlin, according to a statement.
Etihad president and CEO James Hogan highlighted the airline’s “unwavering support” for Airberlin, saying it remained committed to the German carrier, to competition and to consumer choice for German travellers.
Etihad took a 29.2% stake in airberlin in 2011, following encouragement from German regional and national government representatives.
German’s ministry of transport raised concerns about 29 of the codeshares in 2014, based on lobbying by Lufthansa, the statement said, adding that the ministry approved in November 2015 only the 29 codeshares until 15 January 2016 and the remaining codeshares remain unaffected.
