Fines for violating the rules of air travel will increase to 1 million rubles.

Fines for violating the rules of air travel can increase up to 1 million rubles. As Izvestia found out, the bill with such amendments will be submitted to the State Duma on February 27 by Yaroslav Nilov, head of the Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs from the LDPR faction.

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"The need to develop a draft law is due to the fact that today in the Russian Federation there are a number of companies providing in one form or another services related to short-term flights (sightseeing, "aerial rendezvous", "aerobatic flight") and, unfortunately, tragic incidents sometimes occur with aircraft performing these flights," — it is stated in the explanatory note to the bill, which is available to Izvestia.

It also notes that all accidents are dealt with by the competent authorities, but it is unacceptable for airlines to operate without appropriate and necessary certificates, licenses, permits, and permits.

According to the document, it is proposed to introduce a new rule on punishment for repeated violations of Articles of the Administrative Code 11.3 ("Actions threatening flight safety"), 11.4 ("Violation of the rules for the use of airspace") and 11.5 ("Violation of the rules for the safety of aircraft operation").

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