BA owner complains about UK taxpayers bailing out Flybe
IAG has filed a complaint with the EU about the UK government bailing out the failing regional airline, calling it a ‘blatant misuse of public funds’
15 January 2020 - 16:45
London — British Airways owner IAG has filed a complaint with the EU about UK government support for regional airline Flybe, after a rescue deal that IAG boss Willie Walsh called a “a blatant misuse of public funds”.
On Wednesday, IAG, whose airlines also include Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, asked the EU’s directorate-general for competition to look into whether UK support for Flybe constituted a breach of EU rules on state aid...
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