By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts ( September 9, 2026, 07:47 GMT | Insight) -- Booking Holdings’s bid to buy online flight reservation company Etraveli threatened competition, judges ruled Wednesday, upholding the European Commission’s veto on the deal. Although the court faulted the commission's calculations, it said the deal would reinforce an existing lack of competition in the market. Booking said it may appeal.Booking Holdings’s bid to buy online flight reservation company Etraveli threatened competition, judges ruled Wednesday, upholding a 2023 European Commission veto on the deal. ...
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