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European Competition Heats Up

Edward Russell
November 5th, 2021 at 11:27 AM EDT

Photo credit: Ryanair is playing offense and Lufthansa defense as competition heats up in Europe. Flickr / Edgar Jiménez

Ned Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan make the water jump across the Atlantic this week, where Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, and Ryanair reported results. Optimism abounds for 2022, and competition is heating up, with Ryanair playing offense and Lufthansa defense. And in South America, Azul has its eyes on a big prize: Latam Airlines Group.

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