A Dutch court on Wednesday dismissed a Greenpeace lawsuit to block the 3.4 billion euros ($4.12 billion) state aid granted to KLM airline earlier this year.
See also: Air France-KLM analyzing several aircraft models to renew fleet.
The environmental group had asked the court last month to block the aid to the Dutch airline, as it said the government had failed to force the company to make its business more sustainable, Reuters reported.
See also: France to keep supporting Air France-KLM if needed.
After months of negotiations, the Dutch government agreed in June to offer KLM an aid package to keep it flying, with the condition of reducing costs and with new environmental and noise objectives.
Greenpeace argued that these conditions were not strong enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while it was the government’s duty to protect its citizens and reduce these emissions as much as possible.
The court, however, said that Greenpeace’s demands went beyond the internationally agreed climate goals for the aviation industry.
It indicated that the Dutch state can only be responsible for emissions within the Netherlands, while the pollution caused by KLM is mainly the result of international flights.
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