Ryanair has failed in court challenges to say that state aid received by two European airlines during the Covid-19 pandemic was not compatible with the European Union's internal market.
A EU court ruled on Wednesday that the state aid Alitalia and Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines received in the forms of loans and recapitalisation during the Covid-19 pandemic was compatible with the internal market.
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"Brussels Airlines is pleased with today's decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union," Brussels Airlines said in an emailed statement.
"Brussels Airlines has already fully repaid the aid it received from the Belgian State last year. This repayment took place four years earlier than planned."
