Commission finds Ryanair received no illegal subsidies

Ryanair was found not to have been granted any illegal subsidies by the Finns when they agreed to fly into Tampere Pirkkala airport, the European Commission said yesterday — five years after receiving a complaint from a competitor.

But this is just one of 17 similar cases being investigated by the Commission in relation to agreements made between the Irish low-cost airline and airports all over the EU.

The company welcomed the decision from Brussels yesterday, which provided a rare cessation of hostilities between the airline and the EU institution charged with ensuring competition is fair.