MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Financial assistance for air carriers during the COVID-19 pandemic – E-000816/2025

Question for written answer  E-000816/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Michalis Hadjipantela (PPE)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission approved various forms of financial assistance for air carriers to mitigate the impact of the crisis. These measures included state aid schemes, direct grants and loans, provided under the State Aid Temporary Framework.

Can the Commission clarify:

• 1.Which air carriers registered and operating within the European single market received some form of financial assistance or state aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, either from national or European funds?
• 2.What forms of financial assistance, whether grants, loans or other support mechanisms, were granted to these carriers and on what conditions?
• 3.Has the repayment of loans or other repayable instruments begun, and if so, what proportion has been repaid so far?

Submitted: 21.2.2025