Berlin (dpa) - Austrian airline Niki is facing an uncertain future after German carrier Lufthansa withdrew on Wednesday its takeover offer for the group.Lufthansa said it was abandoning its bid to acquire the offshoot of the now insolvent Air Berlin after the move was rejected by the European Commission‘s monopoly authorities on the competition grounds.Air Berlin has now been forced to launch a search for a new buyer for Niki.British Airways and travel operator Thomas Cook‘s airline Condor have both expressed an interest in acquiring the Austrian airline.Lufthansa moved in to take over the bulk of Air Berlin‘s operations in the wake of the collapse in August of the nation‘s one-time second biggest carrier after its main shareholder, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, withdrew financial aid for the loss-making carrier.
