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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7956

3 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 51
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission authorises joint venture between Thomas Cook Holdings and British Airways

Brussels, 02/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission gave the green light to the creation of a joint venture between the tour operator Thomas Cook Holdings and British Airways. This new entity will gather together the activities of the two parties in the package holiday sector in the United Kingdom, towards short and long-haul destinations. With regards to the first sector (short-haul designations), the Commission noted that this would mainly concern "city breaks", a sector where...

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