Ryanair To Appeal EU Court Rulings On Air France And SAS State Aid

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. The French scheme was reserved for French registered airlines and the Swedish scheme to Swedish registered airlines, while excluding all other EU airlines, which were also damaged by Covid-19, despite their contribution to connectivity, jobs, traffic growth and the wider economy in France and Sweden. Ryanair appealed the European Commission's approvals of these schemes to the EU General Court in May 2020. Following today's rulings, Ryanair will now refer these matters to the Court of Justice of the EU.