In Portugal, the low-cost airline Ryanair has found an ally in the lawsuit against the state aid granted to TAP Air Portugal. Euro Atlantic Airways is now also taking legal action.

Company boss Eugénio Fernandes confirmed to the Expresso.pt portal that they had lodged a corresponding appeal. One sees oneself at a disadvantage vis-à-vis TAP and does not consider the level of government support to be appropriate.

It is also believed that the aid measure will distort the market. The competitor Ryanair was able to prevail in the first instance before the court of the European Union, whereby the EU Commission has to improve the reasoning. This announced that they want to examine the TAP case in more depth. It can be assumed that both Euro Atlantic Airways and Ryanair will then challenge the new justification.