The Commission is considering removing a special exemption from EU anti-trust rules which allows airlines to collude to fix the price of many Union air fares

Date: 30/11/00

The exemption, which runs out next year, lets airlines set prices for tickets requiring different carriers for each leg of a journey, and also in cases where passengers want the flexibility to travel on a different airline than the one they originally booked. But officials believe the special exemption, which has been in place since 1991, could mean higher fares for passengers.