24/04/2020 (Agence Europe) – The low-cost airline Ryanair has no intention of resigning itself to European countries keeping their national airlines afloat with State aid. This is what Michael O’Leary, head of the Irish aviation group, wrote in a letter to Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on 24 April. Mr O’Leary opposes the “arbitrary donation of billions of euros by EU countries to their inefficient national airlines”. He believes that all European airlines, including Ryanair, should be able to benefit from loans guaranteed by EU countries and other advantages. This should be based on the volume of air traffic they provide in a given country, he argues. If not, Ryanair will go to court, warns Mr O’Leary. (LC)