Many aircraft are currently grounded during the containment period. To deal with this situation, some European Union (EU) states are considering colossal aid to support national airlines, like Air France.
But these decisions have been challenged by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, who believes that all airlines should be supported fairly. He plans to sue airlines that have received state aid, reports Bloomberg on Friday.
"Take an embarrassing turn"
The head of the Irish airline company sent a letter to the European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager. He declared his opposition to the "arbitrary donation of billions of euros from EU countries to their ineffective national companies". For Michael O'Leary, if aid were to be allocated, it should be based on the volume of air traffic of each company in a particular country.
He then warns that if this aid is not calculated in this way, he will not hesitate to go to court. If he manages to win justice, Michael O'Leary assures that the European Union will be “forced to take an embarrassing turn”, relayed Bloomberg . The State recently granted nearly 7 billion euros in loans to Air France .
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