Memo: Antitrust: Commission carries out inspections in the international airline passenger sector

The European Commission can confirm that on 11th March 2008 Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of a number of international airline passenger carriers. These airline carriers provide scheduled passenger air transport services on long-haul routes between Europe and a third country. The Commission has reason to believe that the companies concerned may have violated EC Treaty rules on restrictive business practices (Article 81).