Amadeus to Pay $3 Million to Settle an Antitrust Lawsuit in the U.S.
Photo Credit: A view of the Amadeus headquarters in Madrid. The company settled an antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. Amadeus
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In settling this lawsuit, Amadeus doesn't admit to any wrongdoing or violations of antitrust law. Along with Travelport, Amadeus agreed to have its team engage in antitrust compliance training.
Travel technology company Amadeus settled a lawsuit led by seven U.S. flyers purportedly on behalf of the American ticket-buying public by agreeing to pay $3 million in fees to plaintiff's attorneys in return for no longer having to defend itself against the charges, said a filing in New York federal court.
The suit alleged that Amadeus colluded with its peer companies Sabre and Travelport to wrangle advantageous content distribution contracts with airlines. The suit accused the three companies of strong-arming airlines into accepting excessive fees, which were passed along to U.S. consumers via allegedly higher airfares.
The flyers filed their case in July 2015 with the hope of getting the lawsuit certified as a class action
