News: Ryanair take legal action over Rome move

Flights > News > # 1415 (09/08/2007)

Ryanair is taking legal action against Italy's aviation authority for forcing budget airlines to move away from Rome's Ciampino airport, a move that the no-frills giant says is aimed at protecting national carrier Alitalia.
As well as filing a law suit at the regional court of Lazio, Ryanair has also asked the European Commission to examine the move to reduce capacity at Ciampino by 30 per cent from November.
Ryanair chief executive, Michael O’Leary, said: ’"This is nothing more than the latest illegal attempt by (aviation authority) ENAC and the Italian government to limit the growth of low-cost carriers to protect Alitalia.”
O'Leary has repeatedly criticised Italian state support for the loss-making Alitalia, in which the government is trying to sell its 49 percent stake.

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