Brussels to scrutinise Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus

Both the European and the Irish competition authorities expect Ryanair's €1.48bn takeover bid for Aer Lingus to be referred initially to Brussels for scrutiny rather than to Dublin.
Competition lawyers said that the takeover, as proposed by Ryanair on 5 October 2006, would meet the necessary criteria to come within the jurisdiction of the European competition authorities.