Ryanair and Malta Air v Commission () and Air France ; COVID-19)

Reports of Cases JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) 20 December 2023* (State aid – Aid granted by France to Air France and Air France-KLM in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic – Recapitalisation – Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market – Action for annulment – Locus standi – Substantial adverse effect on the applicant’s position on the market – Admissibility – Determination of the beneficiary of the aid in the context of a group of companies) In Case T-494/21, Ryanair DAC, established in Swords (Ireland), Malta Air ltd., established in Pietà (Malta), represented by F.-C. Laprévote, E. Vahida, V. Blanc, S. Rating, I.-G. Metaxas-Maranghidis and D. Pérez de Lamo, lawyers, v applicants, European Commission, represented by L. Flynn, J. Carpi Badía and C. Georgieva, acting as Agents, supported by defendant, Federal Republic of Germany, represented by P.-L. Krüger and J. Möller, acting as Agents, and by French Republic, represented by A.-L. Desjonquères, P. Dodeller, T. Stéhelin, B. Fodda and T. Lechevallier, acting as Agents, and by Kingdom of the Netherlands, represented by M. Bulterman, C. Schillemans and J. Langer, acting as Agents, and by S. Corrijn, lawyer, * Language of the case: English. EN and by Air France-KLM, established in Paris (France), represented by J. Derenne and D. Vallindas, lawyers, and by Société Air France, established in Tremblay-en-France (France),...