Hungarian Competition Authority

Case number:

Vj-147/2006

Type of case:

Unfair Manipulation of Consumer Choice

Undertaking(s) concerned:

Malév Zrt.

Short description:

The Competition Council of the Hungarian Competition Authority (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal, hereinafter: GVH) stated in its decision reached on 27 March 2007 that the marketing communication activity of Malév Zrt. mislead consumers several times between 2004 and 2006. The air carrier gave insufficient information about the price of travel services and about the amount of additional charges.

Decision:

For this infringement, the Competition Council fined Malév HUF 30 million (approximately EUR 120 thousand).

Date:

Budapest, 27 March 2007