Αssociated Press reports from Brussels that a top European Union court dealt another blow to Ryanair on Wednesday and rejected the low-cost carrier’s arguments that the aid Sweden, Denmark, and Finland gave two other airlines to get through the COVID-19 crisis was illegal.
The Luxembourg-based EU General Court said the subsidies Denmark and Sweden granted to Scandinavian carrier SAS “comply with EU law.” It said likewise of a Finnish loan guarantee for Finnair.
The General Court handed down two similar decisions two months ago in different cases regarding France and Sweden.
The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, which polices state aid and other competition issues, has approved several aid plans for struggling airline companies in the wake of the pandemic, especially after border closures and other restrictions halted most air travel.
Ryanair had argued that the aid constituted unfair state bailouts for national carriers.
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