EU court rejects Ryanair challenges over airline subsidies

Ryanair had argued that the aid constituted unfair state bailouts for national carriers (Rui Vieira/PA)

A top European Union court has rejected Ryanair’s arguments that the aid Sweden, Denmark and Finland gave to two other airlines to get through the Covid-19 crisis was illegal.

The Luxembourg-based EU General Court said the subsidies Denmark and Sweden granted to Scandinavian carrier SAS “comply with EU law”.