commiss decis april relat proceed pursuant articl ec treati case comp société air franc alitalia line aere italian spa notifi document number english text authent ec april commiss adopt decis grant individu exempt articl treati cooper agreement air franc alitalia public version decis english french german english text authent dg comp websit http europa eu int comm competit index en html summari proceed novemb air franc af alitalia az notifi commiss number cooper agreement appli neg clearanc articl council regul eec exempt articl regul summari notifi agreement publish offici journal european union invit interest parti send comment dai accord articl regul eec respons public airlin express interest start oper rout issu provid barrier entri remov adequ remedi letter doubt notifi commiss parti juli inform cooper agreement approv current form basi reserv express commiss intens discuss parti propos commit publish comment offici journal decemb notic pursuant articl regul ec light comment receiv parti accept improv commit improv commit combin fact entrant market concern satisfactori competit polici point view provid parti compli commit commiss decid exempt cooper agreement year period cooper agreement cooper parti seek establish reach long term strateg bilater allianc main object creation european multi hub system base parti hub pari charl de gaull rome fiumicino milan malpensa airport order interconnect worldwid network coordin parti passeng servic oper includ extens code share coordin schedul passeng network sale revenu manag mutual recognit respect frequent flyer programm market coordin share loung usag cooper area cargo oper passeng handl mainten purchas cater inform technolog fleet develop purchas crew train revenu account aim allianc air franc alitalia creat multi hub system order interconnect worldwid network cooper closer franc itali quot bundl quot includ rout franc itali oper air franc alitalia exclud flight domest intern franc itali bundl addit coordin passeng servic oper parti agre frequenc share capac earn assess activ affect agreement schedul air transport passeng air transport good ground handl servic draft exempt decis address area cooper schedul air transport passeng air transport cargo exclud scope draft decis parti negoti scope cooper field draft decis address ground handl servic fall scope regul eec commiss accept allianc contribut improv product distribut transport servic promot technic econom progress cooper agreement gener benefit term creat extens worldwid network offer custom servic term increas number direct indirect flight increas airlin size necessarili lead cost reduct constant economi scale save realis due increas traffic network plan frequenc higher load factor consum fair share expect cost reduct form reduc price parti remain subject suffici competit constraint market competit restrict allianc result commiss assess articl risk allianc elimin competit respect substanti part air passeng servic quot origin destin quot pair pari milan pari rome pari venic pari florenc pari bologna pari napl milan lyon prior allianc air franc alitalia main oper affect overlap market compet head head time notif high market share amp pair time sensit flexibl focus passeng price sensit passeng parti strong market posit protect potenti entri signific entri barrier due instanc scarciti slot airport concern number frequenc oper parti high share time sensit custom pool frequent flyer program cooper agreement accept basi adequ remedi main purpos remov exist entri barrier competitor ensur affect consum obtain fair share benefit result cooper commit basi reserv express commiss letter doubt parti propos commit publish comment decemb airlin unit kingdom offic fair trade comment light comment parti accept improv commit condit spread slot pari cdg airport substanti amend limit number slot releas orli airport remov main principl commit summaris number slot surrend order remedi slot shortag congest airport parti requir make competitor number slot aim support servic rout commiss identifi competit concern maximum number slot releas parti rout annex decis basi commiss extens investig franc itali market assess comment made parti respons public commiss notic pursuant articl regul eec number slot parti accept releas affect rout consid suffici point point carrier compet effect parti rout remedi target competitor transport point point traffic compet parti transport amp time sensit flexibl focus passeng effect add frequenc exist servic start servic scratch time sensit flexibl focus passeng suffici number daili frequenc slot made preferenti basi competitor oper total highest number frequenc rout includ exist servic slot releas pari milan airport result commiss investig franc itali market pari charl de gaull cdg orli ori airport substitut point view demand transport servic amp passeng rout question appli respect milan linat malpensa airport applic principl proportion impli parti allow choos airport surrend slot provid suffici solv competit concern present case commiss consid respect pari airport order ensur effect remedi propos slot condit surrend orli competitor offer servic affect rout airport order increas number servic explain commit provid competitor entitl obtain slot orli oper flight affect rout orli schedul flight serv pari oper airport reason commit provid parti requir releas slot milan linat airport competitor oper servic affect rout linat wish add addit frequenc rout remedi addit slot remedi aim remov addit entri barrier identifi draft decis enhanc inter changeabl custom point view flight oper parti flight oper competitor affect rout entrant obtain minimum number passeng start oper rout provid notabl parti entrant particip frequent flyer programm commit relat interlin special prorat agreement passeng fly parti return competitor convers journei base singl ticket parti commit facilit intermod passeng agreement provid air transport servic part itinerari includ surfac sea transport order ensur greater choic multimod transport servic consum instanc time sensit custom combin railwai trip return flight attract condit final commit impos parti oblig maintain frequenc freez regul frequenc increas start period ensur entrant squeez market shortli entri conclus basi commit submit parti suffici solv competit concern market identifi investig allow facilit parti entri commiss decid pursuant articl ec treati provid parti compli commit list annex articl ec treati inapplic cooper agreement air franc alitalia notifi commiss novemb period novemb novemb report hear publish oj council regul eec decemb lai procedur applic rule competit air transport sector oj regul amend regul ec oj oj oj decis prejudic competit assess aspect articl treati establish relev market air transport commiss develop point origin point destin amp pair approach approach combin point origin point destin consid separ market custom point view except categori passeng milan lyon citi pair view constrain effect exist competit transport mode road transport