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Lufthansa-ITA EU merger approval was no ‘double standard,’ Guersent says

By Natalie McNelis ( July 9, 2024, 15:47 GMT | Insight) -- Approval of Deutsche Lufthansa’s takeover of rival Italia Trasporto Aereo is not evidence that the European Commission is applying a more lenient standard to airline consolidation by European players, the head of the EU's competition department said today. Olivier Guersent said that in cases where there is a “handful” of routes with no solution, the commission finds itself in a “gray area” where it has to make a judgment call. He said the remedies Lufthansa accepted “are still stronger than anything we have imposed in the past.”Approval of Deutsche Lufthansa’s takeover of rival Italia Trasporto Aereo is not evidence that the European Commission is applying a more lenient standard to airline consolidation by European players, the top official of the European Commission’s competition department told an audience in Brussels today.* ...

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