Overview

• OLG Düsseldorf set aside the Bundeskartellamt’s 2022 order on formal grounds and flagged possible bias at the authority.
• The decision removes the requirement that Lufthansa offer Condor preferential access to short‑haul feeders into Frankfurt.
• Condor says only about 5% of its long‑haul passengers now connect via Lufthansa feeders, down from more than 20%, prompting cuts to North America routes including Minneapolis, Edmonton and Phoenix.
• The airline is building its own feeder network to 12 European destinations for the winter season but cites Frankfurt slot constraints and says the measures cannot fully offset the economic impact.
• Condor is weighing a non‑admission complaint to the Federal Court of Justice, a new complaint to the cartel office, and input to the EU review of the Lufthansa–United–Air Canada joint venture, while Lufthansa argues prior abuse findings are now completely moot.