German airline Lufthansa on Monday
said it was confident the European Commission will approve its
merger with Italian carrier Ita.
Lufthansa said it had "submitted a detailed response to the
objections notified on 25 March and possible remedies have also
been presented".
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".
This solution, said the German company "is compatible with the
economic reality of the highly competitive Italian air market".
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 will approve the stake in Ita Airways and that Ita
can become part of the Lufthansa family by the end of this
year".
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