Facts are important. Avinode offers a platform for air charter operators and brokers to connect. The responsibility for the collection and verification of passenger information, including screening passengers against applicable sanctions lists, lies with the aircraft operator and the relevant national authorities responsible for each flight.
As for our responsibility, it is Avinode’s clear policy not to encourage or facilitate the circumvention of sanctions laws. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Avinode terminated memberships for all customers based in Russia and Belarus. Where our processes identify entities linked to sanctioned individuals or organisations, we remove them. That work is ongoing.
Avinode maintains a formal Know-Your-Customer process, which was strengthened in 2022, and has since been further enhanced in relation to sanctions and export control compliance. The Know-Your-Customer process is overseen by a dedicated compliance team and includes daily screening of customers against applicable sanctions lists. We also perform a thorough screening of prospective customers as a condition of joining and remaining on the Avinode platform.
We note that SVT’s reporting references Your Charter. Your Charter is not and has not been a customer of Avinode since April 2022, when its membership was terminated as part of the actions taken following the invasion of Ukraine.
We remain committed to ensuring that our platform operates in compliance with applicable laws, including sanctions and export control laws.
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