EU antitrust regulators warned that Lufthansa’s intention to buy a minority stake in ITA Airways could harm competition and raise prices, intensifying pressure on the German airline to present remedies in the coming weeks. The Commission announced in January that it would fully investigate Lufthansa’s plan to buy a 41% stake in state-owned ITA from […]
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Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective Monday 6 April, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, with 4 flights a week to London Heathrow, and 3 flights a week to the other cities. Operating from Dubai International airport Terminal 2 until further notice, […]
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The European hotel industry recorded positive results in the three key performance metrics when reported in euro constant currency, according to Q1 2016 data from STR. Compared with Q1 2015, Europe reported a 0.8% increase in occupancy to 61.1%, a 2.3% rise in average daily rate to EUR102.98 and a 3.1% lift in revenue per […]
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