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KFTC Examiners Recommend Denying Korean Air Request to Ease Merger Remedies

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Korea Fair Trade Commission examiners recommended denying Korean Air’s request to modify merger remedies after reviewing passenger booking data. The airlines argued that higher fuel costs, currency pressures and softer travel demand justified easing conditions, but examiners found 2026 demand would not decline broadly enough. They also said the firms failed to show compliance would be impracticable, and an ongoing 90% threshold on 40 routes could remain this year.

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