An Austrian Airlines (foreground) plane and a Lufthansa one sit on the tarmac
By Samuel Kubani
An Austrian Airlines (foreground) plane and a Lufthansa one sit on the tarmac at Schwechat Airport in Vienna in June 2009. The European Commission on Wednesday put off a ruling on Lufthansa's takeover of Austrian Airlines and opened an in-depth probe that could jeopardise the deal, which was opposed by rival airlines.