The news magazine "FOCUS" Wambach said: "It is good to understand that the EU is thinking Commission that the Lufthansa takeoff and landing to give rights in the course of the rescue Pact in Germany, the market competition is." Wambach stressed at the same time, it would be useful "if more Slots would be at a European level, in order to ensure beyond German borders for more competition“. Lufthansa 9,27 EUR +0.04 in (+0,41%) Xetra

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Lufthansa's Supervisory Board had rejected on Wednesday the rescue package of the Federal government with the justification, to want the of the EU Commission's demands for a levy of landing the right not to accept. Wambach said the FOCUS of the competitive dynamics in the German airline market since the departure of Air Berlin is already "defective". On many routes the Lufthansa competes "only with your main brand and its own subsidiary Euro wings“.

Every government support measure is "an intervention in the market" and impact on competition. Wambach said that the Federal government should help only if no other suitable solution available, "so the Lufthansa has previously seriously considered any other possible measures of the increase in equity to the funding on the open capital market". The will look at the EU-Commission. Angela Merkel's Statement after talks with Eastern leaders FOCUS Online Angela Merkel's Statement after talks with Eastern leaders

mgb Updated Date: 27 May 2020, 19:27