FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
EU proposes tighter state-aid rules for airports, limiting support to larger facilities and restricting route-opening funding
The European Commission is revising guidance on state aid to air transport. Under proposed changes, financial assistance would be steered away from smaller airports—particularly by easing eligibility only for airports handling 500,000 passengers or fewer annually—and funding would be constrained for opening new routes, drawing opposition from airport groups.
