The Cartel
The cartel arrangements consisted of numerous contacts between airlines, at both bilateral and multilateral level, covering flights from, to and within the EEA. The cartelists co-ordinated the fuel and security surcharges applied to freight shipments.
This is one of several decisions following investigations by public authorities around the world. The airlines involved in the EC decision have also been named as cartelists by competition authorities in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, South Africa and Switzerland. Airlines providing airfreight services primarily offer the transport of cargo to freight forwarders, who arrange the carriage of these goods including associated services and formalities on behalf of shippers.
Our Actions
Hausfeld brought proceedings against British Airways in 2008 initially on behalf of a group of UK flower importers. However, the claimant group has now expanded to over 500 claimant entities, many of which are well known global companies.
If your organization purchased air cargo services from any airline between 1999 and 2007, then it can recover damages from the members of the cartel.
