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Air-cargo cartel sanctions except SAS should be upheld, EU court opinion says (update*)

By Nicholas Hirst and Tono Gil ( September 5, 2024, 09:28 GMT | Insight) -- Airlines should lose their latest appeals challenging antitrust fines for fixing air freight prices, but SAS Cargo’s appeal should be sent back for a fresh assessment, according to a legal opinion for the EU’s top court. Air operators had argued that part of the EU’s sanction fell outside of the bloc’s jurisdiction, but Court of Justice Advocate General Athanasios Rantos disagreed, finding few faults with the case.Airlines including Deutsche Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Air Canada should lose their latest appeals challenging antitrust fines for fixing air freight prices, but SAS Cargo’s appeal should be sent back for a fresh assessment, according to a legal opinion for the EU’s top court....

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