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IAG declines to amend Air Europa deal in bid for EU approval; in-depth probe may follow

By Natalie McNelis
  • 23 Jun 2021 04:05
  • 23 Jun 2021 04:05
International Airlines Group has skipped the chance to amend its buyout of Air Europa to ease EU clearance for the deal, MLex has learned. 
The fact that it didn’t offer concessions — in a case where MLex understands the commission has raised concerns about overlaps on nearly 80 domestic Spanish routes,

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Natalie McNelis

Senior Correspondent


Natalie McNelis covers mergers for MLex in Brussels. Before joining MLex in 2017, she spent 20 years as an international trade and competition lawyer in law firms including Stibbe and WilmerHale. Natalie has a BA in English from Mount Holyoke College, a JD from Harvard Law School and an LLM in EU law from KU Leuven. She is admitted to the bar in New York.

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