Indagine UE su Rayan per offerta su Aer Lingus

[wing05]

La Commissione Europea ha deciso di aprire un’indagine approfondita sull’offerta fatta da Ryanair per l’acquisto di Aer Lingus. Secondo la commissione «L’acquisizione proposta farebbe sorgere serie preoccupazioni sulla concorrenza nel settore del trasporto aereo ed in particolare potrebbe ridurre la scelta per i consumatori e far salire le tariffe più di quanto accadrebbe se i vettori rimanessero separati»
L’offerta di acquisto presentata dalla compagnia di Michael O’Leary viene duramente avversata dagli azionisti, fra cui lo stesso governo irlandese, e dai dipendenti.
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[blusky]

la ue indaga se ryan compra aerlingus, ma non mi pare abbia detto nulla quando airfrance ha comprato klm... che potenza ragazzi!!!

[Andrea1988]

Mi sembra di aver sentito che Ryanair abbia rinunciato all'acquisto di AerLingus...

[Black Magic]

Mi sembra di aver sentito che Ryanair abbia rinunciato all'acquisto di AerLingus...

A me sembra di no.
Guarda qua` http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php ... -en-201206

[Andrea1988]

Mi compare la pagina principale del sito...

Intanto guarda qui

http://www.aviazionecivile.it/forum/top ... Aer,Lingus

[Black Magic]

RYANAIR REGRETS EUROPEAN COMMISSION DECISION TO REFER AER LINGUS TAKEOVER OFFER TO PHASE TWO

BUT IS CONFIDENT THAT CONSUMERS AND COMPETITION WILL WIN IN THE END

Ryanair today (Wednesday, 20th December 2006) expressed its disappointment at the European Commission’s decision to refer its offer for Aer Lingus to a Phase II investigation. This further investigation could take between three to five months, and Ryanair regrets this unnecessary delay and any uncertainty it may cause for Aer Lingus shareholders and consumers who want access to lower fares and better service.

Responding to the European Commission’s announcement today, Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, said:

“We are disappointed with the delay in the European Commission’s approval of Ryanair’s offer for Aer Lingus. This could and should have been decided in Phase I. We believe that this delay is unnecessary, for the following reasons:

1. Ryanair does not accept the Commission’s claim that it did not have sufficient time to consider our proposed remedies. The Commission were able to market test Ryanair’s first set of proposed remedies within a five working day period (Thur 30th Nov – Wed 6th Dec). The final list of remedies was submitted to the Commission, at its request, five working days (Thur 14th Dec to Wed 20th Dec) prior to the end of the Phase I deadline, allowing a similar period of time for consideration and market testing. We do not believe it is reasonable for the Commission to claim, that it did not have sufficient time to market test these remedies.

2. Ryanair is aware that in previous airline consolidations the final remedies were still being tested and negotiated between the airlines and the European Commission the night before the decision was due. This was particularly so in the case of the Air France-KLM merger.

3. This decision to refer the Ryanair-Aer Lingus takeover to a Phase II investigation flies in the face of the European Commission’s stated policy of encouraging consolidation amongst European airlines. Given that much larger airline consolidations (most recently the Air France-KLM merger) have been approved under the Phase I process, it is difficult to understand the Commission’s failure to follow its own stated strategy of promoting airline consolidation by granting Phase I approval in this case.

4. The Commission’s decision in this case is inconsistent given that the Air France-KLM merger was approved in Phase I while offering up just over 120 slots at its main airports. By contrast, Ryanair offered to surrender over four times more slots (over 500) of the combined Ryanair/Aer Lingus slots, including valuable slots at London Heathrow, in order to secure Phase I approval, yet the Commission has failed to follow its own consolidation policy or the precedents set in the approved Air France-KLM merger.

5. The Commission’s inconsistency in giving Phase I approval for the Air France-KLM merger, which controlled 62% of the movements at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, contrasts markedly with its failure to give Phase I approval to the Ryanair-Aer Lingus deal which would, if successful, have less (just 61%) of the movements at Dublin Airport. The Commission appears to be applying different and totally inconsistent principles to the Ryanair-Aer Lingus deal than it applied to the much larger Air France-KLM deal, which was waved through with little difficulty in Phase I.

6. The commitments made by Ryanair in connection with this takeover, which include, reducing Aer Lingus fares and fuel surcharges, maintaining Aer Lingus as a separate stand alone airline and retaining its brand, make this transaction a pro-competition, pro-consumer consolidation. Given Ryanair’s commitment to reduce Aer Lingus’ short-haul fares by almost 10% over four years, there is no basis for the Commission’s claim that the proposed acquisition “could give rise to higher fares than would be likely if the two carriers remained separate”. The fact that Aer Lingus’ fares will fall under Ryanair’s ownership would make this consolidation far more consumer friendly than the phase I approved Air France-KLM merger which has resulted in average fares and yields rising significantly in the eighteen months since that merger.

“Nevertheless, Ryanair recognises the European Commission’s right to refer this transaction to a Phase II investigation. This longer time period will, we believe, allow the Commission to fully market test both the transaction and the revised remedies, which Ryanair will propose. Ryanair remains confident that its offer for Aer Lingus – which is consistent with the Competition Commission’s stated policy on airline consolidation - will win EU competition approval under the Phase II procedure.

“We will continue to work closely with the European Commission to assist them in their review of this transaction, which is in line with the European Commission’s stated aim of encouraging consolidation amongst European airlines. This merger also provides Aer Lingus with a secure long term future as part of one strong Irish airline group, whereas, on its own, we believe it is doomed to a bleak future as a small, regional, high cost airline which recorded dismal financial results (including operating losses) in the first half of 2006, and whose reported load factors have declined significantly in recent months.

“Ryanair remains committed to acquiring Aer Lingus and will continue this process to – what we believe will be - the successful conclusion of this Phase II investigation”.


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[blusky]

cavolo!!! ryan la pensa come me... la legge e uguale per tutti... ma per alcuni e piu uguale!!!

[blusky]

come e andata a finire poi???