BERLIN (Reuters) - Thomas Cook's (L:TCG) German leisure airline Condor is interested in taking on a double-digit number of planes from insolvent Air Berlin (DE:AB1), a source familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday.
The leisure airline is "in the process of preparing a concrete offer", the source said, adding that Condor is interested in mainly short-haul routes, but also some long-haul routes.
Thomas Cook declined to comment.
German flagship carrier Lufthansa (DE:LHAG), which was first to talk with Air Berlin, on Wednesday said it had presented a termsheet to the insolvent carrier, setting out its interest in taking over parts of the Air Berlin group.
A source had said Lufthansa was interested in Austria-based Niki, which flies routes to tourist destinations from Germany and Austria, plus other parts of the business.