On Tuesday 12 December, the European Commission approved the planned acquisition of several assets of Air Berlin by easyJet, under the EU rules on mergers.
This acquisition comes after Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy on 15 August of this year, after Etihad withdrew its financial support from the German airline. EasyJet then proposed to acquire assets and licenses held by the insolvent company in the framework of its passenger transport activities at Berlin Tegel airport, including slots,...