Qantas is one of 32 airlines and airfreight organisations mentioned by British Airways in a lawsuit in relation to alleged price-fixing that has affected up to $6 billion worth of airfreight between 2000 and 2006.
Law firms Hausfeld & Co. and Claims Funding International (CFI), have signed a co-operation agreement to co-ordinate the pursuit of claims for shippers within the EU.
The two firms claim to represent USD 5-6 billion of combined air cargo traffic purchased by shippers in the cartel period.
British Airways (BA) has reportedly brought 32 other airlines into proceedings it faces in the High Court in London. The airlines include Air France, KLM, Cathay Pacific, Cargolux, Qantas, Emirates, SAS, Singapore and South African.
BA is seeking compensation from other airlines alleged to have fixed cargo prices between 2000 and 2006, if it is forced to pay damages to its customers as a result of the price-fixing lawsuit.
Neither BA nor Qantas were willing to comment on the action, BA saying only that it intends to defend the claims and Qantas was awaiting to assess the BA action.
IFW lists the 32 airlines involved as: Air Canada, Societe Air France, KLM, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines International, Korean Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Deutsche Lufthansa, Martinair Holland, Qantas, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Thai Airways International, United Air Lines, Swiss International Air Lines, Scandinavian Airline System Denmark-Norway-Sweden, Air France-KLM, Scandinavian Airline System, Aviainform, Scandinavian Airline System Cargo Group, AMR Corporation, Emirates, Japan Airlines, LAN Cargo, LAN Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Cargo, Malaysian Airline System, Nippon Cargo Airlines and UAL Corporation.
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