europe starts inquiry of airline alliances
The commission, the executive body of the European Union, said cooperation between members of the alliances that served trans-Atlantic routes “was far more extensive” than cooperation between alliance members in other parts of the world, and that it would handle the investigation “as a matter of priority.”
Mr. Goodfellow said the trans-Atlantic aviation market was already highly competitive, with 42 airlines competing on non-stop routes between Europe and the United States.
