The European Court of Justice has finally dismissed Ryanair's lawsuits against the EU Commission's approval of the loan guarantees granted by Sweden and Denmark to SAS at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the beginning of the corona pandemic, numerous governments granted state aid and/or loan guarantees to selected airlines. These were usually approved by the EU Commission. Ryanair, among others, took legal action against numerous releases before the Court of the European Union because it was seen as distorting competition. In some cases they lost, in others they won in the first instance.

The SAS case was heard as an appeal before the European Court of Justice. On April 14, 2021, the lower court dismissed Ryanair's lawsuits and found, among other things, that the measures taken by the governments of Denmark and Sweden must be brought into line with EU law. In contrast, the low-cost airline appealed to the ECJ.

This has now rejected Ryanair's appeal and confirmed the EU court's decision. The arguments put forward by the low coster were rejected. There is no longer any further authority, so the Irish company has now finally lost this legal dispute. The Court notes in particular that the aid measure at issue could be limited to SAS. It did not have to benefit all companies that were damaged by the corona pandemic.