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Greece: EC throws Olympic Air a lifeline with merger approval

By  |  November 3, 2013

Struggling airline Olympic Air has been bought out by Aegean airline, a merger the European Commission approved as the only way to save the ailing Greek company.

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    According to reports, preventing Olympic’s collapse was the European Commission’s motivation for allowing such a merger, rejected by the regulator two years prior.

    The watchdog blocked the deal in 2011 after determining it would create a near-monopoly in the Greek airline market.

    Reports say airline industry in Greece has taken hits due to the economic crisis and falling air travel demand.

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