Ryanair, announced today that it has applied for a judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s decision upholding planning permission for a €800m second terminal in Dublin Airport.

Ryanair has secured formal recognition from the German government and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that Niederrhein Airport serves the Dusseldorf metropolitan area.

RYANAIR has up to 20 “sweetheart deals” with publicly owned airports across Europe, similar to the deal which has been ruled illegal by a French Court.

A French appeal court has rejected a plea by Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Holdings PLC and the operator of the Strasbourg airport for suspension of a court ruling against subsidy payments to the carrier.

AER RIANTA yesterday failed in its High Court challenge to the methods used by the Commissioner for Aviation Regulation to specify the maximum levels of airport charges that may be levied for five years at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports.