Russian First Instance Court Imposes 59 Billion KRW Fine... Korean Air "Plans to Appeal"

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Korean Air's fine of 8 billion rubles (approximately 113 billion KRW) imposed by the Russian customs authorities last year for taking off without receiving the customs seal was confirmed on the 25th to have been reduced by about half through a first-instance ruling by a local court.

According to the aviation industry on the 25th, the Russian Commercial Court, which handled the first-instance lawsuit, recently ruled that Korean Air must pay a fine of 4.15 billion rubles (approximately 59 billion KRW) to the Russian customs authorities.

Korean Air's cargo flight (KE529) departing from Incheon International Airport on February 22, 2021, en route to Frankfurt, Germany via Moscow, was fined a year later for taking off without receiving the customs seal from Moscow Airport Customs.

Korean Air stated that it had followed all procedures according to Russian regulations and had explained the relevant facts multiple times, but found it difficult to accept the imposition of such a large fine and therefore filed a formal lawsuit.

Korean Air expressed its intention to appeal the first-instance ruling.

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