汉莎航空（LHAG.DE）与葡萄牙国家航空公司TAP的航线网络重叠有限，但就汉莎航空计划收购TAP最多49.9%股份可能涉及的反垄断补救措施进行讨论还为时过早，首席执行官卡斯滕·斯波尔周二表示。
Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) and Portuguese flag carrier TAP have limited overlap in their flight networks, though it is too early to discuss potential antitrust remedies tied to Lufthansa's planned acquisition of up to 49.9% of TAP, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Tuesday.
这笔需要欧盟委员会反垄断批准的交易，将使里斯本成为汉莎航空通往南大西洋的长途枢纽，并使其在欧洲-拉丁美洲市场的份额增加一倍多。
The deal, which needs antitrust approval from the European Commission, would make Lisbon Lufthansa's long-haul gateway to the South Atlantic and more than double its share of the Europe-Latin America market.
10月14日，葡萄牙政府选定了汉莎航空最多收购TAP 49.9%股份、价值12亿欧元（约合13.4亿美元）的出价。德国航空公司还提出，若政府决定出售剩余的50.1%股份，将支付8.63亿欧元现金外加汉莎航空集团5%的股份（价值4.88亿欧元）。
On October 14, the Portuguese government picked Lufthansa's €1.2 billion ($1.34 billion) bid for up to 49.9% of TAP. The German carrier has also offered €863 million in cash and a 5% stake in the Lufthansa Group, valued at €488 million, for the state's remaining 50.1% holding, should the government decide to sell that stake.
汉莎航空旗下已拥有奥地利航空、意大利航空和瑞士国际航空等公司，在双方于9月下旬提交最终报价后，击败了竞争对手法荷航集团。
Lufthansa, which already owns Austrian Airlines, ITA Airways and Swiss among other carriers, beat rival Air France-KLM after both airlines submitted final bids in late September.
斯波尔表示，汉莎航空将“以专业方式”同欧盟委员会和葡萄牙政府就任何补救措施进行磋商，并援引了集团在其他欧洲航空公司投资方面的经验。
Spohr said Lufthansa would approach any remedy talks with the European Commission and the Portuguese government "in a professional way", citing the group's experience with investments in other European airlines.
“关于潜在重叠，我们认为相当有限，因为TAP与汉莎航空集团的市场重叠程度不高，”斯波尔在与葡萄牙政府签署TAP收购协议后对记者说。“谈论具体补救措施还为时过早，”他说。
"About potential overlaps, we believe they are fairly limited due to the fact that the markets of TAP and Lufthansa Group are not overlapping to a high extent," Spohr told reporters afterg the TAP acquisition agreement with the Portuguese government. "It's too early to talk about certain remedies," he said.
“我们的网络理想互补，为我们在葡萄牙、特别是南美和巴西开辟了新的增长机遇，”斯波尔说。
"Our networks complement each other ideally and open up new growth opportunities for us in Portugal and in particular in South America and Brazil", Spohr said.
TAP的主要吸引力在于其宝贵的起降时刻，连接里斯本与巴西、葡语非洲国家和美国，这些航线支撑着葡萄牙的侨民联系、旅游客流和投资纽带。
TAP's main appeal is its valuable landing slots connecting Lisbon with Brazil, Portuguese-speaking Africa and the US, routes that underpin Portugal's diaspora ties, tourism flows and investment links.
斯波尔表示，里斯本将成为汉莎航空的第七个枢纽，波尔图、亚速尔群岛、马德拉群岛和阿尔加维的机场也将在集团的增长战略中发挥关键作用。
Lisbon would become Lufthansa's seventh hub, with airports in Porto, the Azores, Madeira and the Algarve also playing key roles in the group's growth strategy, Spohr said.
斯波尔表示，这笔交易将使汉莎航空在欧洲至拉丁美洲市场的份额从目前的9%提升至约20%，“使德国集团与其主要竞争对手处于同一水平线”。
The deal would raise Lufthansa's share of the Europe-Latin America market to about 20% from 9% currently, "bringing the German group in line with its key competitors", Spohr said.