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Austrian Airlines

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2009

    Review of Lufthansa tender process

    The European Commission investigated whether the Austrian Airlines sale process had been structured in a way that favored Lufthansa. The transaction was ultimately approved, but the process attracted criticism and political scrutiny. The European Commission investigated concerns about the process used by Austria to select Lufthansa as the buyer of Austrian Airlines, including whether the sale process had been structured in a way that favored Lufthansa. The transaction was ultimately approved after regulatory examination, but the process attracted criticism and political scrutiny.

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