US Airways files antitrust suit against Sabre
25 April 2011US Airways Group Inc. filed an antitrust suit against Sabre Holdings, a global airfare distributor that acts as a middleman between airlines and travel agents.
According to the complaint, Sabre threatened to bar US Airways’ access to its distribution channel if the airline didn’t agree in a new contract to exclusionary restrictions that would protect Sabre from competition.
The new contract was signed in February after US Airways was “‘forced to acquiesce,’†the filing said.
Sabre “‘imposes significant economic penalties’†on travel agents if they try to book tickets outside its channel, the airline said.
source: marketwatch.com
