Touched for the very first time. (antitrust suit)
Economist (US), The, October, 1993
Virgin Atlantic Airways has filed an antitrust suit against British Airways (BA), charging the carrier used dirty tricks to damage Virgin's transatlantic services. The case could cost BA $975 million and severely damage their international reputation.
THE last time British Airways faced an antitrust suit in America, the plaintiff was Sir Freddie Laker. He led BA a not-so-merry dance for three years before taking a pay-off of Pounds 8m ($10m) in 1985. Now he lives in the Bahamas where he runs a small charter airline.
Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic Airways launched another antitrust suit against BA on October 21st, is more ambitious. Laker Airways had collapsed before Sir Freddie's suit began; Virgin is still growing rapidly. Mr Branson thinks a...
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