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Alitalia, Lufthansa abandons: "Too expensive"

Rome, Italy - German carrier does not tender

Lufthansa renounced officially to compete for the acquisition of Alitalia. The confirm arrived today on behalf of Lufthansa spokesman, Klaus Walther. "Although the two brands would be a good combination", he said, "Lufthansa is not going to make bids for Alitalia". Costs would be too high, and so the acquisition plan proposed by Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Lufthansa CEO, was rejected by the Vigilance Council,...

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AirportsAci Europe: calls to suspend the EU-Qatar Aviation Agreement raise serious concerns

For Europe’s airports, communities and economy

Importantly, there is no tangible evidence that the EU Qatar agreement has resulted in Qatar Airways gaining a dominant or unfair market position at the expense of European airlines. In fact, Qatar Airways has not expanded significantly in the European market in recent years –as evidenced by the fact that the airline’s seat capacity deployed in Europe in the current IATA Winter season (October 2025–March 2026) remains -10% below its pre-pandemic (2019) level more