The European Commission has approved the package of remedies proposed to allow Lufthansa to take a minority stake in Italian carrier ITA Airways.
EasyJet will be the big winner as it has been granted slots to enable it to expand operations at both Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino airports from spring 2025.
Meanwhile IAG’s British Airways and Air France-KLM will benefit from additional slots, which will allow them to offer improved connections on one-stop routes between Italy and North America via their own European hubs.
The commission’s decision to approve the remedies means that Lufthansa’s purchase of a 41 per cent stake in ITA from the Italian government can finally be completed.
This deal was originally announced in May 2023…
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