British Airways price fixing - a symptom of a VASTLY larger problem

and that problem would be, you may ask...?

British Airways, which is being investigated by UK and US authorities for alleged price fixing of fuel surcharges, said on Monday its commercial director and head of communications had both resigned.

The firm said Commercial Director Martin George, who had been on a leave of absence since the investigation began in June, had written a letter to the company that there may have been inappropriate conversations in relation to the surcharges.

"I was not involved in such conversations. Although the board of BA have not found that I have behaved in a dishonest way, I fully recognize my responsibilities as head of department and as a board director," George said in the letter published in a statement by British Airways (BA).

BA said Iain Burns, head of communications, had also resigned.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) raided British Airways in June as part of a trans-atlantic investigation, conducted jointly with the US Department of Justice, into an alleged cartel over airfares and surcharges.

hey... no need for elaborate analysis and explanations... in a word, it's all about greed... money is what it's all about and never mind what you have to do to get it... british airways is just a cameo player in the global drama...

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