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EU to order Lufthansa to restore Condor's access to its short-haul network
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
The EU Commission has directed Lufthansa to restore Condor's access to its short-haul network, impacting the Frankfurt-New York route amid competition concerns.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission told Lufthansa on Wednesday it would order the German flag carrier to reinstate charter airline Condor's access to Lufthansa's short-haul network to feed Condor's Frankfurt-New York route.
The expected interim measure is part of the Commission's investigation into the joint venture between Lufthansa, United, and Air Canada, which the EU executive believes may restrict competition for Frankfurt-New York flights.
The Commission said Lufthansa should reinstate the arrangements in June 2024 that provided feeder traffic to Condor to and from Frankfurt, which ceased to apply in December. Without the arrangements, Condor might not be forced to exit the Frankfurt-New York route, the Commission said
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)
The European Commission ordered Lufthansa to reinstate charter airline Condor's access to its short-haul network.
The investigation is focused on a joint venture between Lufthansa, United, and Air Canada, which may restrict competition for flights.
Lufthansa is expected to reinstate the arrangements in June 2024, which provided feeder traffic to Condor from Frankfurt.
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