Air Berlin will sell its Austria-based Niki unit to major shareholder Etihad, bringing €300 million in cash for the troubled German airline as it carries out a wide-ranging restructuring.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad may not control a European Union carrier under foreign ownership restrictions but will instead place Niki in a new leisure airline together with tour operator TUI.

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