Press Release: State aid: Commission approves aid to manager of Altenburg-Nobitz Airport (Germany); orders recovery of incompatible aid from Ryanair

Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission found on the 15 October 2014 public measures granted by Germany to the manager of the Altenburg-Nobitz airport to be in line with EU state aid rules. The measures further the connectivity of the region without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market in line with the applicable aviation aid guidelines. The Commission also found that certain service and marketing agreements concluded between the airport manager and the airline Ryanair/AMS gave the latter an undue advantage estimated at around €300 000, which could not be justified under EU state aid rules. Ryanair and its marketing subsidiary AMS needed then to repay the incompatible aid to Germany.

ESO: Background information: State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigations in air transport sector in France, Germany and Sweden http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-state-aid-commission-opens-in-depth-investigations-in-air-transport-sector-in-france-germany-and-sweden/

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