Press Release: State aid: Commission opens in-depth inquiry into state measures in favour of Latvian airline airBaltic

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to verify whether various public support measures provided by Latvia in favour of the majority State-owned airline airBaltic are in line with EU state aid rules. At this stage, the Commission has doubts that these measures were carried out on terms that a private player operating under market conditions would have accepted. The opening of an in-depth investigation gives interested third parties an opportunity to comment on the measures under assessment. It does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation.