TUI Northern Europe Ltd / West Midlands International Airport Ltd

OFT closed case: Completed acquisition by TUI Northern Europe Ltd of West Midlands International Airport Ltd.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 2 April 2004

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Aerospace
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
• Closed: 2 April 2004

Affected market: Airports

No. ME/1663/04

On the basis of the information available to it, the OFT has decided that the completed acquisition of West Midlands International Airport Ltd by TUI Northern Europe Ltd does not qualify for investigation under the mergers provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002, because neither the UK turnover test nor the share of supply test in section 23 of the Act is met.  A relevant merger situation has, therefore, not been created.

Published 2 April 2004