Easyjet is looking at Thomas Cook assets, CEO tells paper

FRANKFURT, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Easyjet is looking at
some of collapsed travel firm Thomas Cook's assets, the
airline's Chief Executive Johan Lundgren told German newspaper
Die Welt.

"Of course, like all airlines and tour operators, we will
look at what might be of interest to us from the Thomas Cook
network. But there is no decision yet," Lundgren told the paper.

Lundgren also told Die Welt that he was not interested in
buying rival airline Condor.

Separately, he said efforts by Germany to curb carbon
dioxide emissions through new taxes on the airline industry
should penalise those carriers which use old aircraft and carry
fewer passengers.

"A fixed tax rate, a flat tax, does not provide any
incentive to fly more efficiently," Lundgren told the paper,
explaining that some airlines fly with 70-80% seat occupancy,
while Easyjet's occupancy rate is around 92%.

A tax on kerosene, the main fuel used by the airline
industry, could be a way forward, he said, "because it promotes
the use of efficient aircraft".
(Reporting by Edward Taylor; Editing by Catherine Evans)