EUROPEAN COMMISSION SIGNALS OPPOSITION TO RYANAIR TAKEOVER PLANS
August 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has signalled competition concerns at Dublin Airport have made it likely to halt or demand conditions regarding the planned takeover of Ireland's Aer Lingus by Ryanair. Brussels has announced an in depth probe into the merger plans by Ryanair of its publicly listed competitor, of which it already owns 29.82%. Confirming "potential competition concerns", the Commission said it feared Ryanair would dominate Dublin Airport after buying Aer Lingus, as they are "the main operators out of Dublin..." In a ...
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