Ryanair filed yet another complaint with the European Commission alleging illegal state aid, this time highlighting more than €400 million ($594 million) per year in the form of exemptions from environmental taxes granted by the Dutch government to transfer passengers. The Irish LCC pointed out that "Schiphol is effectively the only Dutch airport handling transfer passengers" and that "KLM/Air France accounts for 95% of the transfer traffic at the airport." As a result, "this tax ...
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