Brussels, 06/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has given its approval to the acquisition by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the eighth largest passenger air carrier in Europe, of a majority stake in Spanair. The second largest Spanish airline, Spanair provides regular passenger services to several destinations, mostly in Spain and the Canary Islands but also elsewhere in Europe and Central America. It also has charter flights mainly between Finland and Spain. The operation...