EC expresses concerns over IAG, BMI merger, raising prospect of remedies
8 Mar 12 | 10:53 GMT
The European Commission is understood to have expressed initial concerns over International Airlines Group’s planned buyout of rival carrier British Midland, raising the prospect that IAG may have to propose phase I remedies in its quest to obtain merger clearance and complete the tie-up by its end-March target date. Mlex
Leaving bmi as a "stand alone" company within the IAG group rather than integration with BA might well be a workable remedy.