The European Commission has opened an investigation into code-sharing agreements between Germany's Lufthansa and Turkey's Turkish Airlines and another between TAP Portugal and Brussels Airlines on antitrust grounds. "This form of free-flow, parallel, hub-to-hub code-share agreements may distort competition, leading to higher prices and less service quality for customers on routes between Germany and Turkey and between Belgium and Portugal, respectively," the Commission said.
EC to probe code shares
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011
The European Commission has opened an investigation into code-sharing agreements between Germany's Lufthansa and Turkey's Turkish Airlines and another between TAP Portugal and Brussels Airlines on antitrust grounds. "This form of free-flow, parallel, hub-to-hub code-share agreements may distort competition, leading to higher prices and less service quality for customers on routes between Germany and Turkey and between Belgium and Portugal, respectively," the Commission said.
