EU General Court annuls European Commission decisions in favour of Air France-KLM during Covid-19 pandemic
The EU General Court has nullified the European Commission's decisions approving financial aid given by France to Air France-KLM and its subsidiary Air France...
EU Court definitively dismisses the appeals brought by Ryanair concerning the support measures put in place by France and Sweden in the spring of 2020
The EU Court of Justice has definitively rejected Ryanair's appeals against France and Sweden's Covid-19 support measures, dismissing challenges concerning aid provided to airlines...
Ryanair loses challenge against Brussels Airlines on state aid in EU court
On Wednesday, a European Union court announced that the financial assistance provided to Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines in the form of loans and recapitalisation...
European Court of Justice definitively dismisses Ryanair’s complaint concerning State aid to SAS during the COVID-19 pandemic
State aid to SAS during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Court of Justice definitively dismisses Ryanair’s actions concerning the loan guarantees put in place by...
European Commission opens in-depth investigation into €1 billion Danish and Swedish support measure to recapitalise SAS in context of coronavirus pandemic
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether a Danish and Swedish recapitalisation measure of approximately €1 billion (SEK 11 billion)...
Another Ryanair victory in EU Court on state aid, this time against Italy
The General Court has overturned the European Commission's decision to approve an aid scheme implemented by Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aid measure...
Ryanair welcomes EU court rulings on Lufthansa and SAS state aid
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...
EU Court orders TUIfly and Ryanair to reimburse 13 million euros to Austria
The EU Court of Justice on Wednesday 29 September ordered German airline TUIfly and Irish airline Ryanair to repay the 13 million euros in...
EU General Court dismisses Ryanair complaint against state aid for Austrian Airlines – Ryanair to appeal
State aid to Austrian Airlines in conformity with EU law
• European General Court (EGC) dismisses complaint by Ryanair and Laudamotion
• State aid not a...
EU Court annuls state aid granted to Condor after complaint of Ryanair
The General Court annuls the Commission decision approving the State aid granted by Germany to the airline Condor Flugdienst on the ground of an...
Ryanair welcomes EU court rulings on Air France-KLM and TAP state aid
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...
State aid for KLM (and for TAP) was illegal, says EU Court, but is not annulled until new decision by European Commission
The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision to approve the Netherlands financial aid for the airline KLM amid the COVID-19 pandemic on the...
A diverted flight is no reason for compensation, says the Court of Justice of the European Union
The mere diversion of a flight to a close-by airport does not grant a right to flat-rate compensation
However, the air carrier must, on its...
Ryanair to appeal EU court rulings on Finnair and SAS state aid
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...
A strike organised by a trade union of an air carrier does not fall within the concept of an ‘extraordinary circumstance’, says the CJEU
Judgment in Case C-28/20 (Airhelp Ltd v Scandinavian Airline System SAS)
A strike organised by a trade union of the staff of an air carrier...
The unruly behaviour of an air passenger may constitute an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ capable of exempting the carrier from its obligation to pay compensation
The unruly behaviour of an air passenger may constitute an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ capable of exempting the carrier from its obligation to pay compensation for...
Court of Justice of the European Union rules: “an airline is liable for the harm caused by a spilt cup of hot coffee”
In a recent judgement (19 December 2019), the Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies that an airline’s liability for scalding (burns) caused...
Ryanair welcomes French Supreme Court decision in Marseille case, mulls re-entering French market
Ryanair today (19 Sept) welcomed the French Supreme Court ruling in the Marseille employment case, which confirmed Ryanair’s position that the E101 certificates issued...
In case of delay, the airline which must pay the EU compensation is not the airline performing the flight under a wet-lease contract, but the airline on which passengers booked their flight
A remarkable ruling of the European Court of Justice: in the case of a long delay, the airline which must pay the compensation owed to...
ECJ: “Ryanair crew based at Charleroi airport fall under Belgian labour jurisdiction, not the Irish one”
In a case referred to it by a Belgian labour court, The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that crew flying for Ryanair...