British Airways and Iberia Airlines Agree to Pay $5.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

U.S. Department of Justice press release ---------- The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that British Airways Plc (BA) and Iberia Airlines (Iberia) have agreed to pay $5.8 million to resolve their liability under the False Claims Act for falsely reporting the times they transferred possession of United States mail to foreign postal administrations or other intended recipients under contracts with the United States Postal Service (USPS). BA and Iberia are international airlines headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom, and Madrid, Spain, respectively. BA and Iberia Airlines are both subsidiaries of the International Airlines Group. To learn more click on the picture below to read the release.