Italy court overturns $4.9 million Ryanair fine over COVID-19 flights

13/05/2026 16:29

Italy's top administrative court annulled a 4.2 million euro ($4.93 million) fine by the country's competition authority against Ryanair over COVID-19 flight cancellations, the airline said on Wednesday.

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A Shell tanker truck refuels a Ryanair aircraft at Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands April 24, 2026. Photo: Reuters

"The Court ruled that the AGCM discriminated against Ryanair by applying different standards than it did to other airlines in equivalent cases," Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary ‌said ⁠in a statement, referring to the antitrust regulator.

O'Leary called on Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ⁠to "urgently reform" the regulator and said the airline was also ⁠appealing a separate 256 million euro fine imposed by the ⁠agency in December.

($1 = 0.8524 euros)

Reuters

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