On Friday 26 March, the European Commission authorised Italian support of €24.7 million for Alitalia. This measure aims to compensate the airline for the damage suffered on certain routes due to the Covid-19 pandemic between 1 November and 31 December 2020.
For Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President in charge of Competition Policy, the decision enables Italy to provide “further compensation for direct damages suffered by Alitalia. At the same time, our investigations into past...