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If you’ve flown domestically in the last seven years there is a very good chance that you are eligible to participate in a massive airline collusion class action lawsuit. Specifically, eligibility is open to anyone who purchased a domestic flight between July 1, 2011 and June 14, 2008 with American, Delta, Southwest, United, Continental or US Airways.

Attorneys claim that the airlines cited in the lawsuit were colluding to increase airfares at a time when demand for flights was low and the cost of fuel was going down.

While all of the airlines have denied any such wrong doing, two of them (American and Southwest) have agreed to cooperate with attorneys and settle for $45 million and $15 million respectively.

Anyone who thinks they may qualify to participate in the class action suit can sign-up here. Although it’s worth noting that although any potential final settlement amount could be in the hundreds of millions, it is possible that not much will be gained financially by being part of the class action. Attorneys involved state that, “After deductions for any attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, settlement administration expenses, and class representative incentive awards approved by the Court, the remaining amount will be distributed to charities, governmental entities, or other beneficiaries approved by the Court.”

A hearing is scheduled for March of next year when attorneys fees and the two proposed settlements will be considered.

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