Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission's investigation into Trip over alleged consumer protection violations in airline ticket sales
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Jun 2026 in force
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Fair Trade Commission fined Trip KRW 10 million over consumer protection violations in airline ticket sales
On 1 June 2026, the Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) issued a ruling fining Trip Travel Singapore Private Limited and Trip Korea Co a total of KRW 10 million (KRW 5 million each) under the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce Ac…
Event type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority