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Company: British Airways PLC
Current Parent Company: International Airlines Group
Penalty: $42,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: October 29, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: British Airways agreed to pay $42 million in cash plus frequent flyer points to settle allegations that it inflated fuel surchages on tickets.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:12-cv-05567
Case Name: Dover et al v. British Airways, PLC (UK)
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: airlines
Specific Industry of Current Parent: airlines
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