Should it purchase Malév, which is seven to eight times bigger than Lietuvos Avialinijos, the carriers would jointly use Vilnius to fly to American and European destinations and Budapest to fly to Asia and Australia, Gediminas Ziemelis, a representative of Zia, told Rytas.
Hungary received three other offers to buy Malév. Boris Abramovich, owner of OAO KrasAir, is competing with a group including entrepreneur Ofer Hava, former Aer Lingus Chairman Tom Mulcahy and Sky Alliance Zrt.