Turkish Airlines mulls stake in Polish carrier

Turkish Airlines, or THY, Air France-KLM Group and British Airways are among the companies interested in buying a stake in Poland’s state-owned Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT, Bloomberg News reported Sunday.

Poland plans to sell a minority stake next year and may dispose of the remaining shares in an initial public offering, Deputy Treasury Minister Zdzislaw Gawlik said Sept. 9.

Addressing journalists in Seattle last week, THY Chairman Hamdi Topçu had said Turkey’s flagship carrier is pursuing opportunities in acquiring other companies or forming joint ventures.

“They know we can take companies to a new level,” Topçu said. “We have purchased 49 percent of Air Bosnia, while talks with Serbia and Poland are ongoing. We may form a partnership or set up a new company in Tanzania.”