Dear flights in Sicily, new market investigation by the Antitrust

Antitrust extends the lighthouse onto algorithms used by airlines For define ticket pricesand start a market survey aimed at analyzing the demand for flights to Sicily and Sardinia and understand the motivations and parameters underlying travellers’ purchasing choices. The news is reported on Codacons, which received the communication from the Authority today. Regarding the proceedings opened on pricing algorithms in air passenger transport on national routes to and from Sicily and Sardinia, launched on November 14, 2023 following a formal complaint from Codacons, the Antitrust today communicates the decision to order a market investigation relating to the characteristics of the demand for air transport on national routes to and from Sicily and Sardinia, aimed at defining the parameters and motivations which guide users’ choices in purchasing airline tickets and resolves to carry out a market survey relating to characteristics of air transport demand on national routes to and from Sicily and Sardinia, aimed at defining the parameters and motivations that guide users’ choices in purchasing airline tickets, entrusting the task of carrying out the analysis to society Doxa, which must present the final report of the investigation by 15 May 2024.