Gintautas Stalnionis, spokesman for Vilnius Regional Court, told BNS that the court decided on examination on 26 April.
“The court ordered an examination in these proceedings so as to assess the damages possibly sustained by FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines between 2004 and 2008,” he said.
Moreover, on 1 March, Vilnius Regional Court turned down a request from Riga Airport and Airbaltic to lift the seizure on their 199.83 million litas (EUR 57.92 m) assets in Lithuania, Stalnionis confirmed to BNS.
On 9 February, Vilnius Regional Court rejected Riga Airport and Airbaltic's request that it decline jurisdiction in favor of Latvian courts and ordered Airbaltic to provide information about its performance results and those of its Lithuanian branch in 2004 through 2008.
FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines seeks to prove that Riga Airport provided Airbaltic with discounts that were discriminatory against the Lithuanian airline.
Latvia's Competition Council ruled in 2006 that discounts offered by Riga Airport distorted the market and favored two companies – Airbaltic and Ireland's Ryanair. Latvia's corruption watchdog later started a case regarding Riga Airport's contracts with air carriers.
Hit by financial difficulties, FlyLAL suspended operations early in 2009.
2012-05-31 10:51
Court to assess alleged losses of FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines due to Riga Airport and Airbaltic duo
Court experts will try to establish the losses possibly sustained by FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines, the Lithuanian airline in bankruptcy, which puts the blame for its financial difficulties on Riga Airport and Latvia’s air carrier Airbaltic.
„flyLAL“ / Andriaus Ufarto/BFL nuotr.
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