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Air France-KLM, Lufthansa Bids for Portugal’s TAP to Advance

TAP passenger aircraft on the tarmac at Humberto Delgado airport in Lisbon.

Photographer: Zed Jameson/Bloomberg

Portugal is likely to advance competing bids from Air France-KLM and Deutsche Lufthansa AG to buy a minority stake in flag carrier TAP SA, according to people familiar with the matter.

State holding company Parpública, which manages ownership of the airline, has recommended that both non-binding offers proceed to the next stage, the people said.