EC Rules Ryanair Must Return $9.4M In ‘Illegal Aid’ To France

Credit: Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport
PARIS—The European Commission (EC) has ordered France to recover €8.5 million ($9.4 million) of illegal aid from Ryanair after it found that marketing agreements between the Irish LCC and local tourist authorities at Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL) were illegal under European Union (EU) state...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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