Overview

• The Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf set aside a Bundeskartellamt order that had obliged Lufthansa to maintain preferential conditions for Condor.
• The judges cited procedural errors and did not rule on whether ending the special terms constituted an abuse of dominance.
• Condor said the decision does not resolve its underlying claim and it will review the ruling and possible next steps.
• Lufthansa said the judgment confirms the cartel office’s order was unlawful and it will continue to offer interlining on standard terms.
• The dispute began after Lufthansa moved to end special arrangements during the pandemic as it expanded its leisure unit Discover Airlines.