El Al, Israel’s flagship carrier, is engaging in discussions with the Israeli government to relax the restrictions imposed on the airline as a condition for receiving state aid during the pandemic. In exchange, the airline is proposing a gradual reduction in the government’s participation in its security expenses.
Ryanair, Ireland’s largest low-cost carrier, has reimbursed subsidies previously received from Hahn Airport (Germany). The repayment follows a ruling by Brussels deeming the state aid provided to the airline as illegal. The demand for repayment was issued by Rhineland-Palatinate, the German state where Hahn Airport is located.
Wizz Air, a low-cost airline based in Hungary, has lost its legal challenge against a $2.1 million capital increaseprovided by the Romanian government to TAROM, Romania’s national airline. This capital injection, aimed at supporting TAROM, was approved by EU competition regulators, and the EU General Court has now dismissed Wizz Air’s objections. Wizz Air argued that the state aid breached…
