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Originally Posted by hehehe
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/eu-kommiss...dor-aber-nicht-im-transatlantikgeschaeft
EU has withdrawn their order, for now:
Translated from German- "Brussels withdraws the interim injunction, which prohibited the German aviation company from dissolving the feeder contract with Condor. Nevertheless, Lufthansa is not off the hook. The EU Commission is further investigating the joint venture with United and Air Canada."
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The full article translated below (nothing in the article mentions nor provides any reason for optimism the YEG flight will be reinstated).
"EU Commission exonerates Lufthansa in Condor case – but not in transatlantic business
New decision
Brussels is withdrawing the interim order that prohibited the German aviation group from terminating the feeder contract with Condor. Nevertheless, Lufthansa is not off the hook. The EU Commission is continuing to investigate the joint venture with United and Air Canada.
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Lufthansa Group
The dispute between Condor and Lufthansa over feeder flights is like an exciting cup match between a Bundesliga team and a club from the 2nd Bundesliga. The fight is tough. And the referees have to intervene again and again - even with the VAR. One time the top-class team takes the lead, then the lower-class team surprisingly scores again. The final result is uncertain.
Condor recently scored again. In January, the EU Commission ordered the Lufthansa Group to reinstate the feeder agreement (officially: Special Prorate Agreement) for flights to and from Frankfurt, which had been terminated at Christmas. It feared that without it, the holiday airline would no longer be able to operate the Frankfurt-New York route on a sustainable basis. This threatened to cause "serious and irreparable damage to competition."
Condor is still seeking an out-of-court solution with Lufthansa
Now the EU Commission has withdrawn this order. "After further examination of all available evidence, the Commission has decided to discontinue its interim measures procedure," it announced on Thursday (27 February). Not all legal requirements for the measure had been met.
"We assume that the ongoing proceedings before the Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission will lead to positive decisions in the interests of competition and thus for consumers," commented a Condor spokesperson. Since these proceedings could drag on for a long time, however, the company is "continuing to have constructive discussions with Lufthansa in order to reach an out-of-court solution that is satisfactory for both sides."
EU Commission continues to fear restrictions on competition
"We welcome this decision by the EU Commission and see our legal opinion confirmed," says the Lufthansa Group. "Condor can continue to book Lufthansa Group flights on the basis of standard industry interlining."
For Lufthansa Group, however, it is only a small victory. The EU Commission is also pushing ahead with the investigation that has been ongoing since last August and which triggered the interim order in favor of Condor. It is also taking a close look at the transatlantic joint venture A++. This concerns the joint planning, pricing and marketing of flights by Lufthansa (as well as its sister companies Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Swiss), United Airlines and Air Canada between Europe and North America.
Compatibility with competition rules for transatlantic routes
This close cooperation could possibly violate competition law, according to the EU Commission. It is continuing to examine "the compatibility of the transatlantic joint venture A++ with the EU competition rules for transatlantic routes," it explains in a statement."
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