Lufhansa grows ever larger

The German national airline Lufthansa is building it's portfolio in order to raise it's profile at Heathrow as a competitor to BA. Lufthansa has acquired BMI giving it a combined portion of around 15% of Heathrow slots, but the ambition doesn't stop there.
Not content with playing distant second to the dominance of BA, Lufthansa have their eyes on:

• Austrian Airlines
• SAS
• Alitalia

These three companies or at least stakes in them are in Lufthansa's sights to add to their growing business, industry commentators are concerned that this could reduce competition and drive up fares.