Ryanair threatens to take on Italian aviation authority

Budget airline Ryanair will seek legal action if Italy’s civil aviation authority denies it permission to operate one of three new domestic routes due to start this month.

At a news conference in Rome, Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said the airline will launch legal action by the end of the week if civil aviation agency ENAC denies take-off and landing slots for a new domestic route that would connect Rome to Alghero on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia.