Chapter VI. Administrative formalities

Article 6.1. General principles
Article 6.2. Payment of fines and other expenses

Article 6.1. General principles

6.1.1.	All passengers, baggage and cargo entering, leaving or transferring/transiting through the Russian Federation are subject to passport, customs and other regulations established by Russian law.
6.1.2.	Passengers, consignors and consignees are obliged to comply with the laws and other normative documents of the competent state authorities of the countries into, out of, or through which the passengers, baggage and cargo are being carried, with regard to the fulfilment of the requirements of aviation safety, customs, sanitary/quarantine, immigration, veterinary, phytosanitary, currency and other controls.
6.1.3.	When going through border, customs, sanitary/quarantine, veterinary, phytosanitary and other controls, passengers, consignors and consignees are obliged to fulfil the requirements of the relevant controlling state authorities.
6.1.4.	At border checkpoints, passengers, consignors and consignees are obliged to provide medical and other documents stipulated by competent state authorities in the countries into, out of, or through the territory of which the journey is being made.
6.1.5.	The regulation of relations between the controlling state authorities and passengers, consignors or consignees in the course of the international transportation by air of passengers, baggage and cargo applies exclusively to the passengers, consignors or consignees and is not obligatory for the Carrier.
6.1.6.	The Carrier bears no responsibility for the availability, reliability and accuracy of documents issued by competent state authorities and presented in connection with the transportation by air of passengers, baggage and cargo.
6.1.7.	The Carrier has the right to refuse transportation by air of passengers, baggage and cargo if the documents presented by the passenger or consignor for the transportation are incomplete or made out incorrectly. The Carrier is not liable towards passengers, consignors or consignees for any expenses incurred by the latter as a result of failure to observe the requirements of the controlling state authorities concerning the transportation by air of passengers, baggage and cargo.
6.1.8.	The Carrier is not liable if a passenger misses a flight as a result of going through border, customs, sanitary/quarantine, veterinary, phytosanitary and other controls.

Article 6.2. Payment of fines and other expenses

6.2.1.

If the competent state authorities compel the Carrier to return to the airport of departure or another airport a passenger who has been refused entry into the country of destination, transfer or transit, the passenger or the organisation dealing with his/her invitation is obliged to reimburse the Carrier all expenses incurred in connection with such transportation.
The passenger is also obliged to reimburse the Carrier any other expenses (fines, bailment, etc.), incurred by the Carrier as a result of the refusal to allow the passenger to enter the country of destination, transfer or transit.

6.2.2.

The Carrier has the right to demand compensation for damages and to use any sums paid for the unused flight by the passenger or the organisation paying for the passenger's ticket, or any other sums paid by the passenger or organisation that are at the Carrier's disposal, to pay the relevant fare and cover all the expenses involved in deporting the passenger at the request of the competent authorities.