AIR BERLIN PLC BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government wants insolvent Air Berlin's (>> Air Berlin Plc) management to strike a quick deal to sell its assets to other airlines, a senior government official said on Thursday.
"All parties are now called upon to negotiate swiftly but responsibly," Deputy Economy Minister Matthias Machnig told Reuters.
Machnig said Berlin had informed the European Commission of its decision to grant the company a bridging loan of 150 million euros to allow the airline to keep its planes in the air for three months. He added that the government expected the EU to approve the move.
(Reporting by Gernot Heller; Writing by Michael Nienaber; Editing by Maria Sheahan)
