By Lewis Crofts ( August 17, 2026, 16:35 GMT | Insight) -- British Airways and Air Canada have secured only a fraction of the legal costs they sought from EU antitrust regulators after partially successful challenges to air-freight cartel fines. The EU’s lower-tier court fixed BA’s recoverable costs from the European Commission at €43,933, compared with the €214,253.98 euros it had sought, while Air Canada was awarded €77,763 against a claim of €893,950.British Airways and Air Canada have secured only a fraction of the legal costs they sought from the European Commission after partially successful challenges to the EU antitrust regulator's air-freight cartel fines....
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