The EU Competition Commissioner ruled British Airways owner IAG should be allowed to buy BMI in exchange for giving up 14 daily slots at Heathrow and a pledge to carry connecting passengers to feed its rivals’ long-haul flights.
But Colin Keir, SNP MSP for Edinburgh Western, which includes Scotland’s largest airport, said: “It’s disappointing that the European Commission has allowed this deal to go through.
“It can’t be healthy for competition and passenger choice to have a monopoly on a major route.
“Scottish businesses and passengers shouldn’t be served by only one airline to London Heathrow.”