Judgment_paragraph 134 · Ryanair DAC v European Commission (C-320/21 P)

134In the present case, as is apparent from paragraph 95 above, the choice of SAS as beneficiary of the measure at issue is part of the objective of that measure and, in any event, even if that choice were to be regarded as a condition of that measure, Ryanair does not dispute that such a condition is inextricably linked to that objective, which is to compensate that undertaking in part for the damage resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. It follows that the effect of the choice of SAS as a beneficiary of the measure at issue on the internal market cannot be examined separately from the effect of the compatibility of that aid measure as a whole with the internal market by means of the procedure prescribed in Article 108 TFEU.