The restructuring aid notified by Malta consisting in granting EURÂ 130 million to Air Malta in the form of equity, including a debt-to-equity swap of the approved rescue loan of EURÂ 52 million, constitutes State aid, within the meaning of Article 107 (1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
That State aid is compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.