Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. pleaded guilty to fixing navigation surcharges imposed on international air cargo shipments to and from Canada and was fined $1.5 million.
Cathay Pacific was the eighth airline to plead guilty in the air cargo case. Including Cathay Pacific's fine, the Competition Bureau has collected over $24 million in fines following guilty pleas from British Airways, KLM, Air France, Korean Airlines, Cargolux, Martinair and Qantas.
Several airlines have also settled class actions, for a total to date of over $16 million. Settling airlines include Luftansa, Japan Airlines, SAS, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, and Air France.
The following table summarizes the class action settlements and fines to date:
Parties(defendants to class actions) |
Class Action Settlements$million |
Fines$million |
| Luftansa | 5.338 | |
| Japan Airlines | 0.738 | |
| SAS | 0.3 | |
| Qantas | 0.237 | 0.155 |
| Cargolux | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Singapore | 1.05 | |
| Air France | 6.5 | 4 |
| LAN | 0.7 | |
| Cathay Pacific | 1.5 | |
| KLM | 5 | |
| Martinair | 1 | |
| British Airways | 4.5 | |
| Korean Airlines | 5.5 | |
| Air Canada | ||
| Asiana Airlines | ||
| Atlas Air Worldwide | ||
| Polar Air Cargo | ||
| Swiss International Airlines | ||
| Totals | 16.663 | 24.155 |
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