The prosecutor in the British Airways fuel price fixing scandal has told the judge that he would offer ‘no evidence’ at Southwark Crown Court today, following questions raised by the judge about the prosecution’s case on Friday.
Three former British Airways employees and one current employee had been charged with colluding with Virgin Atlantic to fix fuel surcharge prices between 2004 and 2006.
The court heard on Monday that the Office of Fair Trading had failed to disclose key information to the defence, including an e mail that suggested that Virgin Atlantic had increased its fuel surcharge without consulting BA during the period in question, ending any speculation that the two companies had colluded.
William Boyce QC, defending one BA executive, said that had this e-mail come to light earlier, the case may never have come to court.
What a waste of time and money!
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