Lufthansa, EasyJet Win EU Court Backing to Buy Air Berlin Assets

Lufthansa, EasyJet Win EU Court Backing to Buy Air Berlin Assets
An EasyJet airliner lands at Son Sant Joan airport in Palma de Mallorca, ahead of Easter celebrations, in Spain, on April 1, 2021. Enrique Calvo/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—German airline Lufthansa and British peer EasyJet on Wednesday gained backing from Europe’s second top court for their acquisitions of insolvent German carrier Air Berlin’s assets four years ago.

Lufthansa received the EU green light from the European Commission in 2017 to buy Air Berlin’s subsidiary LGW in return for giving up some slots at Duesseldorf airport.