Wspieranie połączeń tanich linii lotniczych ze środków publicznych

The aim of the article is to answer the question about the compliance of activities and actions connected with granting the marketing fees to low cost airlines from the public funds with the EU law and rules in the scope of state aid. To achieve this aim, the basis of low cost business model and mechanisms of marketing support for LCCs’ routes from public funds have been presented. Then, the issue of marketing fees in the light of EU law and rules regarding the state aid and cases concerning the presumption of unlaw¬ful state aid granted to cheap airlines in the period 2000-2014 have been presented.