Ryanair To Appeal EU Ruling For Air France & SAS Aid
Advertisement:
On Wednesday, Ryanair lost its first round of legal battle against COVID-specific government bailouts of state-owned airlines Air France and SAS. The airline announced immediately that it would appeal the European Union’s General Court ruling. The Irish low-cost carrier said it will now bring the matter of what it calls discriminatory state-aid to the Court of Justice of the EU.
Ryanair will continue its face-off against the European Commission and nation-specific state-aid. Photo: Getty Images
Bailouts at ‘the expense of fair competition’
On this occasion, Ryanair has taken particular issue with a French airport tax deferral scheme applicable only to airlines registered in France. The airline is also displeased, to say the least, with the Swedish government’s aid scheme. To benefit from the scheme, airlines also needed to be registered in Sweden.