Lufthansa confident European Commission will approve its merger with Italian carrier Ita. Airline said it had "submitted a detailed response to the objections notified on 25 March" It said it "has developed a comprehensive and constructive solution to address the competition concerns raised by the Authority on the routes concerned and the situation at Milan-Linate airport" But it said that "we will not comment on the details of the proposal" The German group said it remains "confident" that the European Commission would approve the stake in Ita Airways and that Itacan become part of the Lufthana family by the end of this year.
The deal is expected to be completed in the second half of 2014. The German company said the merger is compatible with the economic reality of the highly competitive Italian air market. It said that it remains confident that the European Commission will approve the stake in Ita Airways and that Itacan will become part of the Luxury airline family by the end of this year.