The General Court of the European Union has annulled for a second time the European Commission’s approval of Covid-era Dutch state aid worth EUR3.4 billion euros (USD3.66 billion) to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) – a bailout that Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) challenged and previously won in May 2021 before the European Union’s executive body re-examined the case and cleared it again, arguing the aid was necessary and proportionate.

The Luxembourg-based court ruled in ‘Case…

Source: ch aviation
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