9 March 2012: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court in Brisbane against travel agency Flight Centre Limited, alleging that Flight Centre attempted to induce competitors to enter into price fixing arrangements with it. The ACCC alleges that, on six occasions between 2005 and 2009, Flight Centre attempted to induce international airlines Singapore Airlines, Malaysian Airlines and Emirates to agree to stop directly offering and booking their own international airfares over the internet at prices less than Flight Centre offered.
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