EU approves "remedy takers" for Lufthansa-ITA takeover

The European Commission has approved easyJet, IAG International Airlines Group, and Air France-KLM as the beneficiaries of a package of routes and slots surrendered by ITA Airways and Lufthansa Group, clearing the final formal obstacle to the German group’s partial acquisition of the Italian flag carrier. Inside sources told the Corriere della Sera daily that implementation will take at least until mid-January 2025.

The Directorate General of Competition (DG COMP) of the EU administrative body approved…