The Federal Air Transport Agency proposed to toughen the liability of airlines for flight delays With the appropriate initiative, he turned to the President of the Association of Air Transport Operators (AEET) Vladimir Tasun, Izvestia writes. specified in the document. According to the agency, the Russian air legislation does not contain the terms “flight departure time”, “flight delay”, “necessary reserve” and “overbooking.” establishment of special liability of airlines for flight delays on regular routes. As an analogue, Bakharev cited article 14.1.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses “Carrying out entrepreneurial activity in the field of transport without a license.” The article provides for a warning or a fine of 100 thousand rubles for legal entities; a gross violation of the law may face a fine of 200 thousand rubles or a suspension of activities for up to 90 days.
Earlier in November, the Central Interregional Investigation Department for Transport of the IC of Russia began check after long delays in flights to Moscow at Strigino (Chkalov) airport in Nizhny Novgorod. According to the ministry, investigators are investigating the circumstances of the long flight delays, due to which people began to complain of feeling unwell.