The CEO of Globalia, parent company of now-defunct Spanish airline Air Europa, testified in court defending the legality of a state rescue package while downplaying the role of a key figure linked to alleged corruption. The testimony came during the seventh session of a trial involving Ábalos (José Luis Ábalos, Spain's former transport minister), in which officials and businesspeople face scrutiny over the handling of pandemic-era airline bailout funds. The case is being closely watched as it touches on the intersection of political influence and corporate rescue decisions made during the economic crisis caused by Covid-19.