CELEX: 62017TA0607
Language: en
Date: 2020-05-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-607/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Volotea v Commission (State aid — Aviation sector — Aid granted by Italy to Sardinian airports — Decision declaring the aid compatible in part and incompatible in part with the internal market — Whether imputable to the State — Recovery — Beneficiaries — Advantage to co-contracting airlines — Market economy operator principle — Selectivity — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition — Recovery — Legitimate expectations — Obligation to state reasons)

29.6.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 215/26
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Volotea v Commission
      (Case T-607/17) (1)
      
      (State aid - Aviation sector - Aid granted by Italy to Sardinian airports - Decision declaring the aid compatible in part and incompatible in part with the internal market - Whether imputable to the State - Recovery - Beneficiaries - Advantage to co-contracting airlines - Market economy operator principle - Selectivity - Effect on trade between Member States - Adverse effect on competition - Recovery - Legitimate expectations - Obligation to state reasons)
      (2020/C 215/30)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Volotea, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: M. Carpagnano and M. Nordmann, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Recchia, D. Grespan and S. Noë, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1861 of 29 July 2016 on State aid SA 33983 (2013/C) (ex 2012/NN) (ex 2011/N) — Italy — Compensation to Sardinian airports for public service obligations (SGEI) (OJ 2017 L 268, p. 1).
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Volotea, SA to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 392, 20.11.2017.