An plane of T’manner Air / Courtesy of T’manner Air
The transport ministry mentioned Thursday it has imposed fines on Saudia Airways, Qatar Airways and eight different home and international airways for violating Korea’s aviation legislation.
Saudia Airways was slapped with a wonderful of 100 million received ($75,500) for suspending its flights linking Incheon and Riyadh with out permission from aviation authorities.
The Saudi Arabian airline received approval to function three weekly flights of the route from March via October, nevertheless it has not been working them since June 27.
Underneath the Aviation Enterprise Act, all airways working flights to home airports should comply with a marketing strategy accepted by the ministry. Adjustments to the plan, reminiscent of suspending flights, are solely allowed with an approval.
Qatar Airways confronted a wonderful of 150 million received for the violation of plane leasing guidelines in working freight plane of the Incheon-Doha route final 12 months.
Korean low-cost provider (LCC) T’manner Air confronted a penalty of 14 million received for failing to correctly inform passengers of flight delays seven occasions from March-June this 12 months in violation of the aviation guidelines, although it acknowledged such delays prematurely.
Spring Airways, Air Japan, Lao Airways, Larger Bay Airways, Lufthansa, Malaysian Airways and Peach Aviation confronted a wonderful of two million received every for violating guidelines on marking flight tickets.
“The strict measures got here for his or her violation of home legal guidelines and inflicting inconvenience to clients. The federal government will proceed to make all-out efforts to make sure the protection of passengers and to guard clients’ rights,” a ministry official mentioned. (Yonhap)
