Airlines ordered to pay fines, pilots suspended as punishment for accidents
Jul 20, 2017
Asiana Airlines was fined 900 million won ($802,282) for a runway accident two years ago and the pilot responsible stripped of his license, the transport ministry said Thursday while announcing a series of punitive actions against carriers.Korean Air Lines Co. was ordered to pay 600 million won in penalties, also for a runway incident in the same year.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport convened a meeting of its administrative action review board earlier in the week to decide the