By Matthew Dalton
BRUSSELS--The European Commission Tuesday said it would accept
proposals from three airlines to ease concerns about competition on
transatlantic flights.
The commission, the European Union's main antitrust regulator,
said it had decided to make the proposals by Air France/KLM,
Alitalia and Delta--all members of the SkyTeam alliance--legally
binding on the companies for 10 years.
In 2009 and 2010, the three airlines signed cooperation
agreements for transatlantic flights. The commission worried the
agreements could limit competition on flights between Rome, Paris
and Amsterdam and New York.
"With today's decision I want to ensure that passengers flying
from Paris, Amsterdam or Rome to New York continue to benefit from
competitive prices and choice," said Margrethe Vestager, the EU's
antitrust commissioner.
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