Brussels, 16/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - The low cost airlines do not look favourably upon the intention expressed by the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish governments to assist the Scandinavian airline SAS, in which they hold 50%, which is on the verge of collapse. These countries may guarantee additional bank loans estimated at €550 million. The Commission is expected to examine the situation in order to prevent it running counter to European State aid legislation. The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has denounced the situation that it attributes, among other things, to SAS's inability to adjust to a changing market. ELFAA Secretary General John Hanlon has said: “Enough is enough and we call on the Commission to now intervene to outlaw this latest proposal. Failure to do so will result in prolonging the serious distortion of competition and merely postpone the inevitable, at the cost of taxpayers”. (MD/transl.jl)