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Korean Air / Asiana Airlines merger inquiry

Competition Markets Authority

November 28
10:01 2022

Statutory timetable

Date Action
28 November 2022 CMA to consider undertakings offered
14 November 2022 Decision announced
16 September 2022 Launch of merger inquiry
16 September to 3 October 2022 Invitation to comment
19 November 2021 to 3 December 2021 Invitation to comment

Phase 1

CMA to consider undertakings offered

28 November 2022: The CMA considers that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the undertakings offered by Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd, or a modified version of them, might be accepted by the CMA under the Enterprise Act 2002.

Reference unless undertakings accepted

14 November 2022: The CMA has decided, on the information currently available to it, that it is or may be the case that this merger has resulted or may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the United Kingdom. This merger will be referred for a phase 2 investigation unless the parties offer acceptable undertakings to address these competition concerns.

Launch of merger inquiry

16 September 2022: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

Invitation to comment of 16 September 2022: closed 3 October 2022

The CMA is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.

Invitation of 19 November 2021: now closed

The CMA is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.

These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

Liana Sandulescu

liana.sandulescu@cma.gov.uk

Published 19 November 2021
Last updated 28 November 2022 +show all updates
  1. Decision to consider undertakings offered published.

  2. Summary of phase 1 decision published.

  3. Launch of merger inquiry announced and commencement notice published.

  4. First published.

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