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Posted on June 30, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleGermany's antitrust watchdog has approved Lufthansa's minority stake acquisition in airBaltic, citing minor market impact.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's antitrust watchdog has approved Lufthansa's acquisition of a minority stake in Latvia-based carrier airBaltic, it said on Monday.
"We had to clear the merger because on the whole, the routes affected constitute so-called minor markets with very low domestic sales volumes," antitrust agency head Andreas Mundt said in a statement.
(Reporting by Thomas Seythal, Editing by Friederike Heine)
Germany's antitrust watchdog approved Lufthansa's acquisition of a minority stake in Latvia-based carrier airBaltic.
Antitrust agency head Andreas Mundt stated that the merger was cleared because the affected routes constitute minor markets with very low domestic sales volumes.
The article was reported by Thomas Seythal and edited by Friederike Heine.
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