Illegal collection justified

Yuri Yakushev, representative of the plaintiff, lawyer of NAP:
“There was hope for a favorable outcome.” After we receive a reasoned court decision and analyze it, we will immediately file a cassation appeal within the prescribed period.

Sergey Parkhomenko, representative of the plaintiff, member of the Society of Taxpayers:
“We, as a public organization, will not leave this matter alone and will achieve the abolition of this essentially illegal collection.” We will act from all sides, we will encourage air passengers themselves to file complaints in court against air carriers charging this fee. Air carriers will then also be in an unenviable position.

Gennady Antonenko, representative of the defendant, head of the legal department of the FAS Russia:
“We are satisfied that the court recognized the legality of our orders. Indeed, thanks to the government decree and these orders, a brilliant way out of the situation was found when, in this way, money was found to cover the loan allocated for the implementation of the new Sirena-3 project.
Filing a cassation against a court decision is the legal right of the plaintiff. The composition of the court, in my opinion, was very prepared. The Savyolovsky Intermunicipal Court is located in an area where there are a lot of large enterprises, and it very often has to solve quite complex economic problems.

Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 113 dated July 18, 1997, p. 7