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Korean Air bows to EC merger demands, amends submission

Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has accepted most of the conditions imposed by European Commission regulators to secure approval for its proposed merger with Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon), and it will formally submit an amended application to Brussels on September 27 accepting those conditions, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The conditions include selling Asiana's profitable cargo arm, exiting certain routes between South Korea and the European Union, and giving up slots at some EU airports. The routes that Korean Air or Asiana have proposed dropping include Seoul Incheon - Rome Fiumicino; Seoul Incheon - Paris CDG; Seoul Incheon - Frankfurt International; and Seoul Incheon - Barcelona El Prat.

ch-aviation capacities data reveals Korean Air and Asiana have a combined 60.06% market share (measured by seat capacity) on the Frankfurt route, which they share with Air Premia (YP, Seoul Incheon) and Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International). They have a combined 67.01% market share on the Paris route with Air France (AF, Paris CDG) taking...

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Nagorno-Karabakh flare-up disrupts airline operations

The resumption of the full-scale military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has disrupted commercial airline operations over and to/from Azerbaijan, although airspace restrictions were lifted after a few hours, once a ceasefire was reached.

The Azeri authorities initially issued two NOTAMs closing four waypoints on the border with Armenia, effectively forcing all international flights heading west and north to fly via Georgia. The NOTAMs, issued early on September 20, were cancelled as of 1524L (1124Z) on the same day. Nonetheless, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows that international airlines have continued to alter their routings to detour via Georgia.

Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) announced the suspension of its services to Baku and cancelled a flight during the night of September 19-20, 2023. The initial uncertainty related to the possibility of overflying Azerbaijan forced KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) to return its flight to Tokyo Narita back to Amsterdam Schiphol and cancel three other services to the Far East. Services resumed on September 20, although the airline continues to bypass Azerbaijan entirely. The head...