Hi,
As to the notion that it's collusion, I think is just not true.. For the most part collusion requires two or more parties agreeing in advance to take or not to take some specified action that results in the limiting of competition..
IF the airlines are in fact doing this, then it should be prosecuted accordingly.
What is NOT illegal is for airline A to 'see' by way of the GDS's availability or the like that airline B has raised their fares on the DEF->GHI market, and for airline A to then also increased their price on that same market by the same amount, to remain in lock-step with their competition. SO LONG AS it wasn't something that was discussed in advance or planned between the two parties.
To me this is no different than the gas station at the SW corner of the street raising their price by $0.01 and the same day the station on the NE corner of the same block raising their prices by $0.01 as well.. So long as it wasn't a planned or discussed move, I see no collusion element there.
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