EU recommended to uphold 2003 BA anti-trust ruling

The European Court of Justice should dismiss a British Airways appeal against a ruling that condemned it for paying British travel agents a sales commission plus a bonus linked to the growth of annual ticket sales, an adviser to the EU high court said today.

The 2003 ruling – including a fine of £4.6m (€6.7m) – should stand as BA’s appeal has no merit, EU Advocate General Julianne Kokott said in an opinion.