Lufthansa suffered a setback on Wednesday after Europe's second-highest court sided with Ryanair and annulled a European Union competition regulator's decision clearing its state bailout.
The court cited errors in the EU competition regulators' decision to approve the German government's 6-billion-euro rescue package and said they also failed to provide incentives for a quick repayment.
Germany's Economy Ministry said that it was not possible to assess the impact of the judgment, which it planned to examine. "Today's judgements confirm that the Commission must act as a guardian of the level playing field in air transport and cannot sign-off discriminatory State aid under political pressure by national governments," said a Ryanair spokesperson.
"We have seen the ruling by the General Court in the EU and will now review the content of the ruling as well as possible ways to proceed. We will revert on these issues when there is information to share."
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