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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of August 2017
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin
Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange
Act of
1934.
Yes
No ..X..
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR LODGES COMPLAINTS WITH GERMAN AND EU COMPETITION
AUTHORITIES TO BLOCK LUFTHANSA TAKE OVER OF AIR BERLIN
Ryanair
has today (15 Aug) lodged competition complaints with the German
Bundeskartellamt and the European Commission regarding the obvious
conspiracy playing out in Germany between the German Government,
Lufthansa and Air Berlin to carve up Air Berlin's assets, while
excluding major competitors and ignoring both EU competition and
State Aid rules. Given the fact that the German Government is
centrally involved in these manoeuvres, the Bundeskartellamt is
likely to struggle to get out of bed. On this basis, and bearing in
mind the scale of the market shares and the European implications
involved, it is all the more important that the European Commission
takes immediate and decisive action.
This
manufactured insolvency is clearly being set up to allow Lufthansa
to take over a debt-free Air Berlin which will be in breach of all
known German and EU competition rules.
Now
even the German Government is supporting this Lufthansa-led
monopoly with €150m of State Aid so that Lufthansa can
acquire Air Berlin and drive domestic air fares in Germany even
higher than they already are. German customers / visitors will
suffer higher air fares to pay for this Lufthansa
monopoly.
ENDS
For
further information
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please
contact:
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Robin
Kiely
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Piaras
Kelly
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Ryanair
DAC
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Edelman
Ireland
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Tel:
+353-1-9451949
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Tel: +353-1-6789
333
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press@ryanair.com
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ryanair@edelman.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 15
August, 2017
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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