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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

Bristol airport loses legal challenge against Cardiff rival over £205m subsidy

A Pegas Fly aircraft on the runway at Cardiff airport
The Welsh government stepped in to buy Cardiff airport in 2013 for £52m. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Cardiff airport has won a legal challenge brought by its rival in Bristol over the fairness of a £205m Welsh government subsidy package.

A judgment by the competition appeal tribunal on Tuesday unanimously dismissed Bristol airport’s case against the Welsh government, which Bristol had argued distorted the market and breached the Subsidy Control Act.

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