OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2009. The Federal Arbitration Court of the North-Caucasus District upheld the judgment of the Arbitration Court in the Republic of Dagestan and the ruling of the 16th Arbitration Appeal Court, which confirmed validity of the decision and determination made by the Dagestan Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (OFAS Russia), reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

Earlier the Dagestan OFAS Russia found that "Dagestan Airlines" OJSC, which dominates the markets of passenger and luggage air transportation, and airport services, abused its dominance. The company violated the law by fixing overrate agency remuneration for "Gazida" Ltd. (Clauses 6 and 8 Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition").

The Commission of the Dagestan OFAS Russia suggested that "Dagestan Airlines" OJSC, upon agreement with "Gazida" Ltd. should change the size of agency remuneration fixed in the Appendix to the Agency Agreement.

However, "Dagestan Airlines" OJSC filed a suit to the Arbitration Court, which confirmed validity of the decision and determination issued by the Dagestan OFAS Russia. Currently the rightness of the position taken by the antimonopoly body has been confirmed by the Courts of all three Instances.