Austrian state aid for Lufthansa's AUA to be linked to climate policy targets

Reuters

Published Apr 16, 2020 04:22AM ET

VIENNA (Reuters) - State aid for Austrian Airlines, which the government in Vienna is currently negotiating with parent company Lufthansa (DE:LHAG), should be linked to conditions that support climate policy targets, Austria's environment minister said on Thursday.

"If we are talking about several hundred million euros in taxpayers' money, then it is clear, that (such aid) will be linked to conditions," Leonore Gewessler told a news conference.