Part 2: Subsidy control requirements Chapter 2: Prohibitions and other requirements Section 28: Subsidies for air carriers for the operation of routes
This section establishes that subsidies for air carriers for the operation of routes are prohibited unless they meet one of the conditions set out in subsections (2) to (4), which are:
that the air carrier is undertaking a public obligation as a consequence of the regulation for common rules for the operation of air services between the EU and the UK;
that the public authority giving the subsidy is satisfied that the subsidy will provide wider societal benefits; or
that the subsidy is a start-up subsidy that will establish a new route to a regional airport, and that the public authority giving the subsidy is satisfied that the new route will increase travellers and facilitate regional development.