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EC competition law and airline alliances

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The EC Commission has examined a number of airline alliances under EC competition law. Its general approach is to identify the relevant market(s), to assess the likely effect on competition in those markets and then to propose remedies/conditions. Remedies generally include those: concerning operations on the route(s); allowing competitors access to certain facilities; involving undertakings by governments; and involving wider conditions. The Commission's approach and policy has developed with experience, as can be seen from its decisions. It is still too early to tell whether the Commission has been successful, but it has to achieve a delicate balance between, on the one hand, permitting some consolidation in the excessively fragmented European market, and on the other ensuring that competition is sufficiently protected.

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  • Balfour, John, 2004. "EC competition law and airline alliances," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 81-85.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:10:y:2004:i:1:p:81-85
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2003.10.015
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    1. Alderighi, Marco & Gaggero, Alberto A., 2014. "The effects of global alliances on international flight frequencies: Some evidence from Italy," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 39(C), pages 30-33.

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