Japan Airlines (JAL) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix fuel and security surcharges on flights to and from New Zealand, reports Air Cargo World News.
The carrier is the fourth to settle with the Commerce Commission since it launched its investigation in December 2008.
In exchange for JAL’s public admission and cooperation with the commission’s ongoing investigation, the High Court of New Zealand waived 35 per cent of JAL’s original fine and ordered it to pay NZ$2.28m (US$1.83m), according to a press release.
In March, British Airways, Cargolux and Qantas Airways agreed to plead guilty to the high court’s charges, with BA and Cargolux fined a total of NZ$7.6m (US$6.09m); Qantas reportedly paid more than NZ$6m (US$4.8m).
