The court rejected the fine because it found that the airline’s pracitices did not violate the law.
Finland’s Market Court has dismissed a 300,000-euro fine that the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) had sought against the national airline Finnair.
The authority had sought to fine the airline due to it having rejected customer compensation claims.
However, according to an authority press release, the court rejected the fine because it found that Finnair’s pracitices did not violate the law.
The airline requires customers seeking compensation to file claims within two months after the trips are taken. When KKV took its case to court it noted that under EU law, passengers are entitled to a ticket price refund within seven days of a cancelled flight.
The Market Court, however, found that Finnish legislation does not specify a time limit within which passengers would retain a right to compensation.
