Competition and Regulatory Newsletter

General Court requires the European Commission to re-examine Lufthansa’s request to waive merger condition

The General Court of the European Union partially annulled a decision of the European Commission to refuse a waiver of pricing commitments entered into by Lufthansa when it acquired control of Swiss in 2005. The relevant commitments applied to two routes operated by Swiss. The ruling constitutes a setback for the Commission, and it must now re-examine the request in relation to commitments on one of the routes.

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