The European Commission on
Wednesday approved the Alitalia-Etihad merger in its ownership
and control aspects, EU source said. They said it upheld EU
rules that EU airlines have to be owned (at least 50%) and under
the effective control of one of the EU's 28 member states or of
one of its citizens. The EC had previously approved other
aspects of the merger, which has turned round the once-ailing
Italian flag-carrier.
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