PARIS (Reuters) - Airline group Air France-KLM (PA:AIRF) said on Wednesday it was not necessary to buy a stake in Virgin Atlantic to expand a transatlantic joint venture with Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines (N:DAL).
Air France-KLM also said in a statement it would continue final preparations towards the launch of the expanded joint venture in the coming weeks.
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"This partnership is key to strengthen the group’s leadership position between Europe and North America", Air France-KLM added.