29/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - Public aid to Sardinian airports is illegal. Following an investigation that began in 2013 (see EUROPE 10770), the European Commission announced on Friday 29 July that the public aid granted by the Italian Region of Sardinia to the airports of Cagliari and Olbia was illegal, as the public funding was actually redistributed to the airlines, for no legitimate reason. (JK)