For the first time in Israel, an antitrust organization has filed a 613 million NIS lawsuit against El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., British Airways plc, Lufthansa AG, and Swiss International Air Lines AG with the Central District Court, and asked it to recognize the lawsuit as a class action suit. Hatzlaha Consumer Movement for Promoting a Fair Social Economy accuses the airlines of price fixing on cargo. Foreign antitrust agencies uncovered the scheme in February 2006.

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(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)