Originally Posted by
ATNotts
Indeed, and just look at Condor. The UK government pretended they couldn't give financial help to Flybe, and will doubtless claim the same for other British airlines, blaming "EU regulations" yet other EU states have no issues in assisting their industries. It's just that when it comes down to it the UK government cares only about one sector - financial services.
Many EU nations ignore EU law while the UK obeys it.