Malev Hungarian Airlines will be sold to AirBridge, a Hungarian company backed by Russia's KrasAir, according to a statement from the state privatization agency cited in press reports from Budapest. No information was provided by the agency about the terms of the sale. It marks the seventh time the government has put Malev up for bid. The Russian government holds a 51% stake in KrasAir, according to the Associated Press.
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