EU Court confirms Lufthansa bailout during COVID-19 was illegal as Ryanair pushes for repayment
The EU’s highest court has definitively ruled against Lufthansa in a long-running legal battle over billions in pandemic-era state aid, confirming that the €6...
EU’s top court upholds airfreight cartel fines, cuts penalty for SAS Cargo
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed appeals brought by 12 airlines seeking to overturn or reduce fines imposed for their...
European Court rules pets are legally considered “baggage” in air transport
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that pets travelling by air are not excluded from the legal concept of...
EU Commission re-approves €10.4 billion aid for Air France-KLM amid pandemic
The European Commission has re-approved €10.4 billion in Dutch and French aid measures for the Air France-KLM Group to provide essential liquidity support during...
General Court of the EU annuls Commission’s approval of Condor aid
The General Court of the European Union has annulled the decision of the European Commission to approve restructuring aid for the German charter airline...
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...