(Finance) – Turning point inIta-Lufthansa operationwith the European Commission which – according to some sources in Brussels – is intending to approve it after examining the latest proposals relating to the sale of slots, which would safeguard consumers’ interests and ensure competition on the routes at issue.
After over a year of negotiationspresumably before the deadline set for 4 July, the Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestagershould give the go ahead at the entrance of Lufthansa in the capital of Ita for a value of 325 million euros.
The details are not known of the conditions reached and contained in the dossier, which has been updated several times. However, it is known that it is give up some slots on Milan Linaterelating to connections with Central Europe, while guarantees would have been offered regarding the intercontinental routes between Italy and the United States, Canada and Japan.