EasyJet and Lufthansa will share Air Berlin
A little tidbit I found on the Internet.
EasyJet and Lufthansa will share Air Berlin
BERLIN - As a complete take-over of Air Berlin by Lufthansa is not possible under the cartel law, the British low-cost airline Easyjet will take over parts of the insolvent airline. "In essence, Air Berlin will be destroyed.
Lufthansa and EasyJet will continue the operation, "the newspaper" Welt "(Wednesday issue) quoted as an insider,
depending on the outcome of the anti-trust negotiations, which parts and routes go exactly to the two airlines the EU Commission contacted about it. industry experts are assuming that the Brussels competition authority decides on the future of Air Berlin.
the Easyjet competitor Ryanair is clearly outside in the filleting of Air Berlin. the Irish airline had already afternoon the rescue measures the Federal criticized.
the bankruptcy petition had been arranged "very clear" with the aim that Lufthansa could take over the Air Berlin, said Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely. This would violate all German and EU competition rules. Ryanair appealed to the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission.