Overview

• The OLG Düsseldorf annulled the Bundeskartellamt’s 2022 order requiring preferential feeder access for Condor, citing procedural flaws and concerns about possible bias without deciding on dominance or abuse.
• Condor CEO Peter Gerber said the airline will review legal options, including a non‑admission complaint to the Bundesgerichtshof and a renewed filing with the competition authority.
• Condor also sees a possible route via Brussels as the European Commission continues to review a Lufthansa–United–Air Canada transatlantic joint venture that hinges on fair access at Frankfurt.
• After Lufthansa ended the long‑standing arrangement in 2020 and fully stopped the service in 2024, Condor’s feeder share via Lufthansa fell from more than 20% to about 5%, prompting cuts to routes such as Minneapolis, Edmonton and Phoenix.
• Condor is expanding its own feeder network from nine to twelve routes but says slot limits cap its effectiveness, while Lufthansa argues this shows Condor does not need its network and claims prior market‑abuse findings are now moot.