This article describes the competitive practices of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the largest player in the German airline, in response to calls to its quasi-monopoly on domestic routes. Beginning in 1988, European governments deregulated European airline industry in preparation for the single European market. In April 1997, the final stage of this process gave private airline owned by the majority of EU citizens the freedom to work on any of the domestic routes in the Member States of the European Economic Area. Since that time, Lufthansa has run into problems as private entrepreneurs and established airlines, including Deutsche BA, Go-fly, Eurowings, Germany, and Preussag / TUI. "Hide
by Matthias Hild 3 pages. Publication Date: January 5, 2004. Prod. #: UV3864-PDF-ENG
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