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Lufthansa loses EU court appeal over German aid to Frankfurt-Hahn airport

( April 30, 2025, 09:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: German flag carrier Deutsche Lufthansa today lost a legal challenge against EU clearance in 2017 for German state aid worth up to 25.3 million euros in favor of loss-making regional airport Frankfurt-Hahn. The first-tier EU General Court rejected the appeal, ruling that the pleas were inoperable or inadmissible. Its ruling was the second time it had considered the case: The EU Court of Justice had two years ago set aside a 2021 ruling by the lower court that had annulled the decision to clear the aid. Judges at the higher court sent the dispute back to the General Court for a new hearing. The judgment is attached. Case reference is T-218/18. ...

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