BERLIN (Reuters) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair (>> Ryanair Holdings plc) is looking into buying assets of insolvent Austrian leisure airline Niki, it said on Friday.

"Ryanair confirmed today (15th December) that it had contacted the administrators of Niki Luftfahrt GmbH in respect of the insolvency process and the potential purchase of remaining Niki assets," the carrier said in an emailed statement.

Niki, formerly part of insolvent Air Berlin, is seeking a new buyer after Lufthansa (>> Lufthansa Group) dropped a bid on Wednesday, forcing it to file for insolvency.

(Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Christoph Steitz)

Stocks treated in this article : Lufthansa Group, Air Berlin Plc, Ryanair Holdings plc