ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said on Wednesday it had commenced legal proceedings in London against the administrators of Air Berlin.

In December, the German airline's insolvency administrator sued Etihad for damages of up to 2 billion euros ($2.26 billion) in a Berlin court, saying Etihad did not meet its financial obligations towards Air Berlin. State-owned Etihad filed its case on Wednesday in the High Court in London, a spokesman said.

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