{
  "id": 6538668,
  "title": "Korean Air faces probe over deleted documents in route case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/korean-air-faces-probe-over-deleted-documents-in-route-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T04:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260910/korean-air-faces-probe-over-deleted-documents-in-route-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Korean Air is facing potential prosecution after three employees allegedly deleted files and emails during an investigation by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) into the airline’s request to ease seat-supply obligations. The FTC submitted a review report recommending prosecution for Korean Air and the three employees for obstructing the regulator’s investigation. The recommendation is not yet final and will be reviewed by the FTC’s full commission, which will make a final decision after hearing from Korean Air and the employees. The FTC conducted an on-site inspection of Korean Air’s headquarters in Seoul from February 2-6 as part of its review of the airline’s request to ease seat-supply requirements on the Cheongju-Jeju and Jeju-Cheongju routes. Three Korean Air employees are accused of deleting work-related electronic files and emails connected to the case between February 2 and 4.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Watchdog begins deliberations on Korean Air's alleged obstruction of probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/watchdog-begins-deliberations-on-korean-airs-alleged-obstruction-of",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Watchdog begins deliberations on Korean Air's alleged obstruction of probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/watchdog-begins-deliberations-on-korean-airs-alleged-obstruction-of-6536942",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:22:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}