{"id":594095,"date":"2026-11-08T01:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/lawsuits-accuse-us-airlines-colluding-raise-fares\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T01:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:35:01","slug":"lawsuits-accuse-7-us-airlines-of-colluding-to-raise-fares-by-sharing-pricing-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=594095","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuits Accuse 7 US Airlines Of Colluding To Raise Fares By Sharing Pricing Data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven major US airlines \u2014 including the ‘Big Four’ American Airlines<\/a><\/span>, Delta Air Lines<\/a><\/span>, Southwest Airlines<\/a><\/span> and United Airlines<\/a><\/span> \u2014 have been accused of sharing confidential pricing data to avoid undercutting each other. Two proposed class action lawsuits claim the arrangement has helped keep domestic ticket prices artificially high, in violation of federal antitrust laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The airlines allegedly used a shared database to monitor fares and quickly match cheaper tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,516,636,565,1154,1147,719,645,8023,536,423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-594095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-alaska-airlines","category-american-airlines","category-delta-air-lines","category-fares","category-jetblue","category-lawsuit","category-southwest-airlines","category-ticket-prices","category-united-airlines","category-united-states"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t