Airlines lose appeals against air-freight cartel fines at top EU court
( February 26, 2026, 09:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Airlines including Deutsche Lufthansa, Air Canada and Air France-KLM have lost their legal challenges against fines for their role in an air-cargo cartel. The EU's top court on Thursday dismissed their appeals, but reduced the fine slightly for SAS Cargo.The following judgments will be available here as soon as published by the court: Judgument in C-367/22 P Air Canada v EU Commission Judgment in C-369/22 P Air France v EU Commission Judgment in C-370/22 P Air France-KLM v EU Commission Judgment in C-375/22 P Latam Airlines Gorup and Lan Cargo v EU Commission Judgment in C-378/22 P British Airways v EU Commission Judgment in C-379/22 P Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airlines Cargo v EU Commission Judgment in C-380/22 P Deutsche Lufthansa et al. v EU Commission Judgment in C-381/22 Japan Airlines v EU Commission Judgment in C-382/22 P Cathay Pacific Airways v EU Commissio Judgment in C-385/22 P Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij v Commission Judgment in C-386/22 P Martinair Holland v EU Commission Judgment in C-401/22 P Cargolux Airlines v EU Commission Judgment in C-403/22 P SAS Cargo Group et al. v EU Commission...
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