Latvian air carrier to pay UAH 150,000 in debt to UkSATSE, court rules

The Commercial Court of Kyiv Region upheld the claim filed by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and ordered the Latvia-based airline, Primera Air Nordic, to pay Ukraine a debt of UAH 150,000 (over $5,600) for air navigation services during flights over the Black Sea.

That’s according to the press service of the Prosecutor's Office, Ukrinform reports.

Prosecutors found out during the inquiry that seven foreign air carriers had debts totaling UAH 7 million ($263,000) before the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) for air navigation services provided in Ukraine’s airspace, including over the Black Sea.

In total, as a result of the lawsuits filed, one of the carriers, from the United Arab Emirates, paid in full the debt amounting to UAH 3,719,843 (nearly $140,000), while two other lawsuits submitted by the said Prosecutor's Office were satisfied by court in the total amount of over UAH 250,000 (almost $9,400).

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