Tag: Airlines
Australian Watchdog Says Airlines Should Be Fined For Cancelling Flights
The competition regulator of the country suggests that the federal government create an independent agency for handling consumer complaints against airlines. They have advised...
JetBlue & Spirit Airlines Antitrust Trial Date Set For October
The antitrust lawsuit seeking to prevent the merger of JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines will be heard by the United States District Court in...
JetBlue, Spirit Claim Merger Won’t Lead To Higher Airline Fares
Last week JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines looked to move ahead in their merger even though of a decision from the Justice Department on...
Europe’s Budget Airlines Battle For Market Shares
Europe’s airlines are bouncing back from the pandemic-induced collapse of international travel.
In a recently published trading update, British low-cost airline EasyJet announced an increase in passenger count...
The Last Major Airline Deal?
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Vivian Giang, Stephen Gandel, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni and Anna Schaverien (NY Times Dealbook)
Airlines and antitrust
A fight is brewing over the future of the budget...
EC OKs €11.7M Aid To Croatia Airlines For COVID-19 Loses
The European Commission has found a Croatian grant of €11.7 million (US$14.1 million) to the State-owned airline Croatia Airlines to be in line with...
Italy Drops Competition Probe Into Four Airlines
Italy's competition regulator announced Friday, October 23, that it has dropped its antitrust investigation against four major discount air carriers after the companies agreed...
EU Clears €1B Plan To Save Virus-Hit Airline SAS
EU competition regulators on Monday, August 17, cleared a €1 billion (US$1.19 billion) plan by Denmark and Sweden to recapitalize virus-hit SAS, stating the...
Up in the Air: Airlines and Competition Policy in Times of...
By Georgiana Pop & Gonçalo Coelho (World Bank Group)1
Introduction
The COVID-19 outbreak took a swift but tremendous toll on the airline industry. In the course...
Indonesia Claims Airline Price Collusion
Seven Indonesian airlines were found guilty of price collusion in 2019, according to conclusive findings by Indonesia’s antitrust regulator. The Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha...
