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Ryanair has criticized Air France and Lufthansa amid an EU probe into whether the low-cost carrier is meeting the bloc’s requirements for operating there. The dispute puts airline ownership rules and their enforcement under scrutiny, though the available reports do not specify the allegations or the probe’s scope.
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Ryanair has criticized Air France and Lufthansa amid an EU probe into whether the low-cost carrier is meeting the bloc’s requirements for operating there. The dispute puts airline ownership rules and their enforcement under scrutiny, though the available reports do not specify the allegations or the probe’s scope.
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