In a decision on Tuesday 18 July, the European Commission concluded that the former public support regime of the Belgian authorities to three airlines constituted state aid that was incompatible with European Union law.
The scheme in question was created in January 2014 and consisted of aid in the region of €19 million in favour of airlines operating from Brussels National Airport (Zaventem). Amongst other things, airlines transporting more than 400,000 passengers leaving from this...