Nov 9, 2018
Ryanair plane seized by French authorities in cash row
A Ryanair plane has been seized by French authorities in a row over money in the latest problem for the airline. The French civil aviation authority grounded the plane on Thursday at Bordeaux airport, before it was due to fly to Stansted with 149 passengers. The dispute was caused by French subsidies paid to Ryanair for flights from regional airport Angouleme between 2008 and 2009, which the European Commission later deemed illegal. The French civil aviation authority said the plane "Will remain immobilised until the sum is paid". "It is unfortunate that the state had to take such action, which led to the inevitable inconvenience of the 149 passengers on board the immobilised plane," the French civil aviation authority said.
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