The Norwegian Competition Authority has approved Norwegian to buy regional airline Widerøe. The deal, first announced this summer, had been in question, with the Authority raising concerns about the implications to airline competition in Norway. Both Norwegian and Widerøe offered arguments to the contrary. Norwegian Buys Widerøe, Ensuring Seamless Connections…
Norwegian and Widerøe have received a warning that Norway’s Competition Authority might intervene in Norwegian’s acquisition of Widerøe. In September, The Competition Authority notified the carriers that it needed to study the deal further. The Norwegian Competition Authority expressed concern over the acquisition of Widerøe by Norwegian. They worried it…
The Norwegian Competition Authority has today notified Norwegian that the processing timeline of Norwegian’s acquisition of Widerøe is being extended.
