Overview

• The EU General Court in Luxembourg dismissed Ryanair’s lawsuit over KfW’s €400 million loans to Condor, ruling the measures comply with EU state aid rules.
• The decision upholds the European Commission’s revised 2021 approvals of three German aid packages exceeding €525 million granted to Condor during pandemic travel restrictions.
• Ryanair had argued the aid was discriminatory and partly for non-pandemic restructuring costs, but judges found no violation of competition or internal market freedoms.
• The verdict follows multiple EU court rulings that have alternately annulled or endorsed German support, including the 2021 cancellation of a €550 million package and a May 2024 voiding of €321 million in restructuring aid.
• Condor has appealed a separate EU court nullification of its €321 million restructuring grant to the European Court of Justice, where it remains pending.