News / Nail-biting times for Lufthansa as Russia stands its ground

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The wrangling between Germany and Russia is beginning to resemble something of a new cold war, as airlines and authorities battle to drive home legal advantages.

Germany’s antitrust authority last week decided that Volga Dnepr’s purchase of a 49% share in Air Cargo Germany, through its Dutch-registered subsidiary Volga Dnepr Logistics, would not unfairly give the Russians a dominant position in the German market.

However, antitrust authorities told The Loadstar that while any other share deals involving Air Cargo Germany would trigger further ...