Ryanair today (7 Feb) welcomed the EU General Court ruling that €3.4bn Covid-19 State aid granted by the Netherlands to Air France-KLM in 2020 was illegal. This is the second time that the EU General Court has ruled this aid package to be illegal, after the Commission failed to correct the erro...

Ryanair today (24 May) welcomed the EU General Court’s ruling on discriminatory State aid favouring Italian airlines over other EU airlines. The Italian government granted a €130m aid package only to airlines holding an operating licence issued by Italy. While the Covid-19 crisis caused se...

Ryanair today (10 May) welcomed the EU General Court’s rulings on discriminatory State aid favouring Lufthansa and SAS over other EU airlines. The German government granted a blockbuster €6bn recapitalisation aid package to Lufthansa, while the Swedish and Danish governments recapitalised SAS...

Ryanair today (19 May) welcomed the EU General Court’s rulings that State aid measures favouring Air France-KLM and TAP were in breach of EU law. The enormous amounts of State aid received by each airline are set out below: While the Covid-19 crisis has caused damage to all airlines that con...

Ryanair today (14 Apr) noted the EU General Court’s rulings on Finnish, Danish and Swedish State aid favouring Finnair and SAS over all other EU airlines. The Finnish government granted a €600m loan guarantee to Finnair which has benefited from more than €1.2bn in State aid since the beginn...

Ryanair today (17 Feb) noted the EU Court’s rulings on French and Swedish State aid schemes favouring Air France and SAS over all other EU airlines.  The French airport tax deferral and the Swedish loan guarantee were introduced at the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis with nationality conditions....

Sibiu International Airport plays an important role in the regional and international connectivity of the country, being a strategic pillar within Southern Transylvania that generates new opportunities as a key regional asset, and a propeller for the local community. Over more, Sibiu Airport serves ...

Ryanair today (26 June) called on the EU Commission to block the latest illegal State Aid of €3.4bn to Dutch flag carrier KLM, which equates to a subsidy of €200 on behalf of every man, woman and child of Holland. The Dutch Govt are great at preaching fiscal conservatism to other EU countries bu...