BBC News
Huw Thomas
08 Feb 2026
A planned £205.2m subsidy of Cardiff Airport "should be declared unlawful", lawyers for Bristol Airport have argued at a competition tribunal.
They said that the size of the Welsh government subsidy was unprecedented in UK aviation and a breach of competition rules.
The government will respond during the second day of the tribunal on Tuesday, but has previously defended its 10-year plan to invest in the airport, which it has owned since 2013.
The competition appeal tribunal is expected to last two days.
Cardiff Airport subsidy called 'unlawful' by Bristol at tribunal - BBC News - 08 Feb 2026
