Ryanair Sues EC Over Alleged State Aid To Alitalia

摘要

Ryanair has launched legal proceedings against the European Commission for failing to act against what the Irish low-cost carrier denounced as illegal state aid to Alitalia. Several moves within the Alitalia Group, including the split-up between Alitalia Fly and Alitalia Servizi and "uneven allocation of the debt" resulted in a EUR1.7 billion debt write-off, claims Ryanair. The Irish carrier called on the European competition watchdog to investigate the case in 2005, "but the [European] Commission has so far failed to do so," said Ryanair.