The Czech government picked Air France-KLM and a consortium made up of Czech companies Unimex and Travel Service to advance to the second round of a tender to buy national carrier Czech Airlines. The decision leaves out Russia’s Aeroflot and the closely-held firm Odien, outgoing Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek said on Monday. Kalousek and outgoing PM Mirek Topolánek both refused to say why the cabinet rejected allowing the two excluded firms to bid.
