OREANDA-NEWS. September 14, 2011. The Federal Arbitration Court of the North Caucasus District confirmed validity of the decision of the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Republic of Dagestan (Dagestan OFAS Russia) regarding “Dagestan Airlines” OJSC, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia. 

Following FAS instructions, Dagestan OFAS Russia verifies whether the airfares of “Dagestan Airlines” OJSC on the Makhachkala –St Petersburg – Makhachkala route were justified.

OFAS required that by 1st October 2010 “Dagestan Airlines” OJSC must submit documents and justification on each airfare on the Makhachkala –St Petersburg – Makhachkala route, and copies of the documents on the basis of which the Airlines had fixed the airfares from 1st June 2008. However, the Airlines failed to forward the documents to the antimonopoly body.

On 17th November 2010, Dagestan OFAS Russia initiated a case against “Dagestan Airlines” OJSC for failure to submit information within the designated period and imposed an administrative fine (400,000 Rubles).

“Dagestan Airlines” OJSC filed a lawsuit challenging the determination.

The Arbitration Court of the Republic of Dagestan found the determination of Dagestan OFAS Russia unlawful.

However, the 16th Arbitration Appeal Court, the Federal Arbitration Court of the North Caucasus District pronounced legitimacy of the conclusions made by the antimonopoly body.

“We hope that the Court ruling will considerably change the attitude towards legitimate requests of the antimonopoly bodies and help avoid similar violations in the future”, pointed out the Head of Dagestan OFAS Russia, Kurban Kubasaev.