The Italian Competition Authority opens an investigation against the manager of the airport of Rome for excessive pricing
Following the receipt of a complaint lodged by a transport trade association, the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has opened an investigation into an alleged abuse of manager of Rome airport of Fiumicino (FCO), Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) ( Case A442, Associazione Nazionale Fornitori Trasporti-Assofort/ADR ). The relevant market for the ICA investigation was the market for access to the facilities of exclusive or common use for carrying commercial activities at FCO. ADR had a dominant position in this market as it hold a concession for the management of the airport. At FCO Demontis Holding (DMH) carried out on behalf of Hertz the activity of renting cars to the customers had previously hired them at dedicated web sites (Advantage-rent-a-car). A shuttle bus service supplied by DMH collected customers at the air terminal and carried them to a parking lot located outside the FCO perimeter. ADR informed DMH that in providing the Advantage-rent-a-car services the latter infringed th...