November 29, 2018
A New York federal judge has awarded a group of airline passengers $3 million in attorneys' fees in a proposed antitrust class action alleging that several travel-booking firms colluded to artificially boost airfares, ruling the amount was fair and reasonable.
November 14, 2018
A travel booking firm accused of jacking up airfares tried to end-run the settlement process in an antitrust suit by engaging in direct talks with several airline ticket buyers, a lawyer for the passengers who brought the suit has told a New York federal judge.
August 16, 2018
Consumers accusing Sabre Holdings Corp. of colluding with other airline ticket distribution giants to drive up fares told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that they should not be sanctioned because they didn't know class certification would be unnecessary until the company filed its opposition.
August 02, 2018
Sabre Holdings Corp. urged a New York federal judge Wednesday not to certify a putative class of consumers accusing it of colluding with other airline ticket distribution giants to drive up fares, saying the injunction fliers are seeking would actually harm the proposed class by preventing the company from offering comparison shopping.
July 24, 2018
Amadeus IT Group SA has agreed to settle a putative antitrust class action accusing it of colluding with other ticket distribution giants to negotiate advantageous contracts with major airlines that triggered higher airfares, according to a Monday filing in New York federal court.
March 23, 2018
Travelport Worldwide Ltd. has agreed to settle a putative antitrust class action accusing it of colluding with other ticket distribution giants to negotiate advantageous contracts with major airlines that triggered higher airfares, according to a Friday filing in New York federal court.
March 05, 2018
A group of passengers asked a New York federal judge Thursday to certify a class that claims it paid higher airline prices because ticket distribution companies colluded to strong-arm airliners into all-or-nothing fare listings, passing their booking fees on to consumers.
November 07, 2017
Amadeus IT Group SA on Monday fired back at a request by a group of ticket purchasers to depose its former CEO in a putative antitrust New York class action alleging that ticket distribution companies colluded on advantageous contracts with major airlines that triggered higher airfares, saying that other witnesses are available.
July 06, 2016
A New York federal judge on Wednesday trimmed a proposed class action alleging that ticket distribution companies colluded to negotiate advantageous contracts with major airlines that resulted in higher airfares, tossing the state law claims but keeping alive the federal antitrust claims.
February 29, 2016
A group of air travelers asked a New York federal court Friday to keep alive their proposed antitrust class action accusing ticket distribution companies of contributing to an increase in ticket prices, saying a federal law that lifted regulations on air travel companies does not shield the companies from their claims.