InterSky (Friedrichshafen) is considering taking rival Darwin Airline (Lugano) to court over the latter's purported uncompetitive practices on its Dresden to Zurich route. According to Austrian Aviation Net, Hans-Rudolf Wöhrl, the owner of Intersky's parent firm, Intro Aviation, said Darwin's decision to increase its frequency on the route while dramatically undercutting InterSky's fares could be construed as a move aimed purely at driving it out of business so as to secure a monopoly for the Swiss airline.

"In other words, the introduction of Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) is either a declaration of war against a weak competitor (we unfortunately have no sheikh who owns oil wells and can afford losses) or the misconception that you can achieve unlimited growth through oversupply," he said.

Wöhrl added that Darwin's exceptionally low fares were either a simple marketing gimmick or proof that the airline was being subsidized by the Emirati carrier which, in both cases, would warrant legal action.

The ch-aviation route database shows Intersky operates the route 10x weekly onboard a Dash 8-300 while Darwin/Etihad Regional will début its operations on September 1 with a daily ATR72-500 service.