Originally Posted by
flyingmed
If Ryanair do have to keep the base open and end up losing money in EIN who will cover the cost? I doubt any loss would be made however some creative accountancy could show losses. If a company are losing money in a certain branch of the business the usual response is either restructuring and/or job cuts, how is it different here?
Nobody is forcing Ryanair to keep EIN open, but they are being 'forced' to comply with NL law with respect to closing the base down. Had Ryanair followed the rules, they would have been free to close the base. They chose not to, in the process thereof breaking Dutch law and, well, the obvious happened.