EU clears French subsidy for Ryanair Toulon-London route

EU regulators in Brussels today cleared a French subsidy to Ryanair to help it start flying from Toulon to London Stansted – just weeks after the company complained about government funds paid to rival Air France-KLM.

The owner of Toulon Hyeres airport, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Var, can go ahead and pay 50% of Ryanair's “additional costs” up to a €500,000 threshold per year for three years, the European Commission said. The aid may also be extended for an extra two years.