Korean Air Co. bazakugcina abasebenzi base-Asiana Airlines Inc. ukuze bakhusele imvume yokungathembeki kwi-European Union ukwenzela ukudityaniswa kwabo kwimeko apho i-Asiana ivuma ukuthengisa ishishini labo lomthwalo.
I-Korean Air, inkulu kuMzantsi Korea ezimbini iinkampani zeenqwelomoya ezinenkonzo epheleleyo, uceba ukufuna imvume yesi sigqibo kwintlanganiso yebhodi ngoMvulo ozayo. I-Asiana Airlines, encinci kwaba babini, nayo iya kubamba intlanganiso yebhodi kwangolo suku lunye ukugqiba ukuba ithengise ishishini layo lempahla.
Abalawuli be-EU be-antitrust banenkxalabo yokuba ukudibanisa kunokunciphisa ukhuphiswano kwiinkonzo zothutho lomoya lwabakhweli kunye nempahla phakathi kwe-EU kunye noMzantsi Korea. Abasebenzi abamanyeneyo kwi-Asiana Airlines bayakuchasa ukuthengisa icandelo lempahla ngenxa yokoyika ukudendwa.
I-Korean Air izimisele ukungenisa izilungiso ezisesikweni zokujongana nale nkxalabo kwiKhomishini yaseYurophu ekupheleni kwenyanga. Isiphumo seentlanganiso zebhodi ezizayo ziya kujongwa ngokusondeleyo ngabachaphazelekayo kunye nabalawuli be-EU kwaye banokumisela ikamva lesivumelwano sokufumana esiqhutywe kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo.
I-Korean Air ifumene imvume yokuthenga evela kumazwe ali-11, kuquka iBritane, i-Australia, iSingapore, iVietnam, iTurkey kunye neChina, ngelixa ilindele izigqibo ezivela eJapan, i-EU, kunye ne-US. Igosa elivela kwiKhomishini yaseYurophu linqabile ukuphawula malunga nophando oluqhubekayo.