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Ryanair said yesterday it would sue the European Commission for not taking action against governments which give aid to national flag carriers that the Irish budget airline believes is illegal.
Ryanair, Europe's biggest low-cost airline, said it submitted complaints involving Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia and Olympic Airways to the commission over a year ago.
"These complaints involved hundreds of millions of euro in illegal state aids being granted by the French, German, Italian and Greek governments," Ryanair said. "Although Ryanair has called on the commission several times to investigate these claims, the commission has failed to do so."
