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SIA and 7 other carriers reach settlement in price-fixing lawsuit

They agree to pay US$39.5 million in total to settling fund; suit continues against 5 other airlines

Nisha Ramchandani

Published Mon, Mar 9, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SETTLEMENTS have been reached with eight airlines - including Singapore Airlines (SIA) - in a class action lawsuit related to price-fixing of tickets for trans-Pacific flights.

According to a legal notice on the website airlinesettlement.com, the eight airlines are Air France, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, SIA, Thai Airways and Vietnam Airlines. Meanwhile, the lawsuit is said to be continuing against five non-settling airlines - namely Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways (ANA), China Airlines, Eva Airways and Philippines Airlines.

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