Press Release: Judgment in Joined Cases C-164/15 P and C-165/15 P. Commission v Aer Lingus Ltd, Ryanair Designated Activity Company and Ireland

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Series Details No.142, 2016 (21.12.16)
Publication Date 21/12/2016
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The Court confirms that Ireland must recover the sum of €8 per passenger from airlines benefiting from unlawful State aid.

The difference between the lower and normal rates of the Irish air travel tax constitutes unlawful aid which must be recovered regardless of the benefit the airlines actually derived from the aid.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-12/cp160142en.pdf
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