State aid: Commission approves €462 million Portuguese support to compensate TAP for damage suffered due to coronavirus outbreak
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has found a €462 million Portuguese support measure in favour of Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A. (“ TAP”) to be in line with EU State aid rules. The measure aims at compensating the airline for the damage suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak between 19 March and 30 June 2020. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager in charge of competition policy, said: “ This measure will enable Portugal to compensate TAP for the damage it suffered as a direct result of the travel restr...