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CORRECTED - EU set to clear Lufthansa/Brussels Air deal-source

Published 06/17/2009, 08:50 AM

(Corrects dates relating to deadline extension in last paragraph)

BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators are expected to clear Lufthansa's plan to buy Brussels Airlines after the German carrier agreed to give up some airport slots, a source familiar with the case said.

"The European Commission is set to approve Lufthansa's takeover of Brussels Airlines," the source told Reuters on Wednesday.

"Lufthansa will be giving up some slots in Brussels and make slots in Germany and Switzerland available to other airlines which want to enter the markets there," the source said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the case.

The Commission, which regulates competition in the 27-country European Union, in April extended a deadline for its review of the carrier's plan to July 1 from June 10. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Dale Hudson)

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