Ryanair wins court challenge over EU rivals’ Covid-19 aid
Ryanair argued that the aid for selected airlines creates an unfair advantage and will help rivals emerge stronger
19 May 2021 - 17:27
Brussels — Ryanair Holdings notched up the first wins in its campaign to topple billions of euros of Covid-19 bailouts for rival carriers after EU judges faulted EU regulators for failing to properly check whether aid was justified.
On Wednesday, the EU general court, the bloc’s second-highest tribunal, overturned the European Commission’s approval of a €3.4bn Dutch subsidy to Air France-KLM and €1.2bn offered by Portugal to TAP Air Portugal...
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