Lufthansa may seek creditor protection alongside Berlin rescue talks

BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa might seek some form of protection from creditors while talking to the Berlin government about a 9 billion euro (7.84 billion pounds) rescue package, a company source said on Tuesday after government and airline sources said talks on a deal were continuing.The company source said that the type of creditor protection scheme under consideration would require the company to be still solvent and where management could stay on to oversee a restructuring.Lufthansa..