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Antitrust threat to Atlantic air tie-up

By Mark Mulligan in Madrid

Published: October 26 2009 02:00 | Last updated: October 26 2009 02:00

European regulators have told British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia that they could be forced to give up valuable take-off and landing slots if they want their long-planned transatlantic tieup to go ahead.

According to documents seen by the Financial Times, the European Commission says that the agreement the three airlines signed last year is "likely to result in appreciable competitive harm" on seven Europe/US routes.

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