Planes of German air carrier Lufthansa are photographed at the day of the airline’s annual general meeting at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File PhotoFirst tranche of hybrid capital repaidEyes payment of 2nd tranche before year-endGovernment bailout was 9 bln euros in totalFRANKFURT, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Deutsche Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said on Monday it had wrapped up a 2.16 billion euro ($2.5 billion) capital increase and used the proceeds to repay 1.5 billion euros in state aid as it banks on a rebound in air travel.The German airline paid back the first of two tranches of hybrid capital, dubbed …
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