Ryanair has lodged competition complaints in Germany and with the European Commission accusing the German Government, Lufthansa and Air Berlin of a 'manufactured insolvency' of Air Berlin.

In a statement, it claims there is an 'obvious conspiracy' being played 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'.

It said given the fact that the German Government is centrally involved in these 'manoeuvres', the Bundeskartellamt, Germany's competition authority 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," said the statement.

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