The Government needs to petition the European Commission to relax state-aid rules to help regional airports like Knock and Donegal to develop and expand.
That’s the call from Sinn Fein’s MEP Chris MacManus. The Midlands North-West MEP argues regional airports need more state aid support. But the EU rules on state aid need to be changed to enable that to happen.
Well Karen Coleman (EuroParlRadio) met Chris MacManus in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and talked to him about helping regional airports
Out words: of Ireland
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