Air Berlin (1991) (Berlin Tegel) has reportedly been urged by its largest shareholder, Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International), to join cooperation talks with Air France (AF, Paris CDG) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) that Etihad has been holding for several months already. According to statements by Etihad CEO James Hogan published by Süddeutsche Zeitung in Germany, Etihad would have asked Air Berlin to start operating joint flights with Air France-KLM.