Brussels gives Portugal a month to defend TAP aid
The European Commission (EC) has given Portugal one month to respond to its preliminary findings that the proposed EUR3.2 billion… Read More »
EC reaffirms €1.2bn TAP state aid, reviews restructuring aid
TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) will not have to repay EUR1.2 billion euros (USD1.4 billion) in emergency state rescue aid… Read More »
Lufthansa stays mum on alleged talks over stake in TAP
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has declined to comment on Portuguese media reports, quoting Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, that… Read More »
Court rules against Ryanair in Austrian Airlines aid case
The Luxembourg-based European General Court has dismissed a complaint Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) brought against the European Commission’s approval of… Read More »
EU probes 3.2 billion Euro restructuring aid for airline TAP
EU competition regulators will investigate whether a 3.2-billion-euro ($3.8 billion) restructuring plan for ailing Portuguese airline TAP is proportionate and… Read More »
One-on-One With Visit Portugal’s Celina Tavares
As Europe reopens, many travelers are thinking about planning a trip, but figuring out what is open, when and where… Read More »
Wizz Air challenges Romanian state aid to Tarom, Blue Air
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has filed a complaint at the General Court of the European Union against the European Commission… Read More »
European court rules rescue of Spain’s Air Europa was legal
The General Court of the European Union has ruled that the EUR475 million euros (USD578.8 million) in Spanish government loans… Read More »