( August 3, 2025, 03:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Asiana Airlines, a subsidiary of Korean Air, has been fined 12.1 billion won ($8.6 million) by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for violating remedies tied to the regulatory approval of its merger with Korean Air. The KFTC determined that Asiana Airlines unlawfully raised fares on four international and domestic routes by between 1.3 percent and 28.2 percent, exceeding the price cap set under the merger remedies. The affected routes include Incheon-Barcelona, Incheon-Frankfurt for business class seats, Incheon-Rome for both business and economy class seats and local Gwangju-Jeju for economy class. The regulator also referred the company to prosecutors.The statement, in Korean, is attached....
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