BRUSSELS LAUNCHES PROBE INTO BEAUVAIS AIRPORT SUBSIDIES
June 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BEAUVAIS airport, in northern France, is the subject of a competition probe by the European Commission, which fears public subsidies it received could break European Union (EU) state aid rules. The airport, 75km north of Paris, is used by RyanAir for passengers visiting the French capital. A Brussels note said operator SAGEB had been subsidised by EUR14.5 million for infrastructure improvements. Also the local chamber of commerce, SAGEB's main shareholder, received more than EUR10 million in subsidies for infrastructure investment from 2000 to ...
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