LOW COST AIRLINES

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Committee of the Regions has called on the European Commission to review its state aid guidelines to allow councils to help low cost airlines work from regional airports, because of the resulting economic development. The committee (CoR) fears repeats of the Commission's crackdown over subsidies to Ireland's Ryanair for using Charleroi Airport, Belgium. It wants money paid by the Wallonia regional authority repaid, claiming it breaks EU state aid rules preventing unfair competition. The CoR is calling for greater clarity in ...


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