And then there was none. Air India, the last defendant remaining among nearly three dozen air cargo carriers prosecuted in 2006 over a global conspiracy to artificially inflate the price of air freight services, has entered into a settlement agreement of $12.5 million, bringing the …
Air New Zealand has agreed to pay $US35 million ($A47.57 million) to settle a class-action lawsuit in the US. The action by freight forwarding companies claimed airlines colluded over cargo fuel and security surcharges between 2000 and 2006. New Zealand’s national carrier was one of only two airlines still holding out in the suit – the other being Air India – after 26 airlines cut settlement …
Lufthansa and Iberia persuaded a U.S. appeals court in Chicago to reject efforts by passengers to hold them liable for delays on multi-leg international flights involving multiple airlines. Tuesday’s decision by Judge Richard Posner of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals highlights the hurdles that passengers can face in holding carriers liable for travel snags, including when foreign laws or …