Lufthansa and Ita have submitted new commitments to the European Commission in order to get the go-ahead for their merger. Under Brussels' lens are in particular several short-haul routes connecting Italy with Central Europe.
Some intercontinental routes between Italy and the US, Canada and Japan, and Italy's dominant position on the Milan-Linate route. The deadline for the EU decision is 6 June, the EU executive said on Monday. The European Commission said Monday that the parties have submitted commitments aimed at resolving the preliminary competition problems identified and indicating that the proposed solutions will now be assessed carefully. (HANDLE) The European Commission announced on Monday that it had received new commitments from Lufthane and ItA in relation to the proposed merger of the German and Italian airline groups. The EU said the commitments were aimed at solving the Preliminary Competition problems identified, and indicated that they would be assessed "carefully"