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South Korea fines Korean Air, Asiana over seat cuts on Frankfurt route

By Wooyoung Lee ( December 22, 2025, 10:00 GMT | Insight) -- Merger remedies imposed on Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have been breached once again, prompting South Korea’s competition regulator to fine Korean Air 5.88 billion won ($3.9 million) and Asiana Airlines 580 million won for cutting capacity on the Incheon-Frankfurt route below the level required under behavioral remedies.Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are again under fire for failing to comply with the conditions for their merger, with South Korea’s competition regulator determining that the companies reduced seat capacity on a key international route....

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