Investigation into alleged price fixing of airline passenger fuel surcharges for long-haul passenger flights
Case reference: CE/7691-06
Start date: March 2006
Closed: 19 April 2012
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Summary of work
On 19 April 2012 the OFT issued a decision that British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) engaged in anti-competitive practices in breach of the Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 and/or Article 101 of the TFEU in relation to the pricing of air passenger fuel surcharges. The OFT has found that between August 2004 and January 2006, BA and VAA co-ordinated their surcharge pricing on long-haul flights to and from the UK through the exchange of pricing and other commercially sensitive information. The OFT has imposed a fine of £58.5 million on BA. VAA brought the matter to the OFT's attention and, under the OFT's leniency policy, has not been fined.
Related documents
- Concluded prosecutions
- Press release British Airways to pay record £121.5m penalty in price fixing investigation (1 August 2007)
- Press release OFT takes next procedural step in airline fuel surcharges case (8 November 2011)
- Press release British Airways to pay £58.5 million penalty in OFT fuel surcharge decision (19 April 2012)
- Download a non-confidential version of the OFT's decision (pdf 1.1Mb))
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