Court upholds IATA rights to data
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) won a major court victory in a dispute with Travelport over PaxIS. On 1 October the Amsterdam District Court denied an application by Travelport for an injunction to block IATA’s use of airline data stored in Travelport databases for PaxIS.
“IATA has won an important legal battle to preserve competition for airline data transaction products. The Dutch court decision vindicates the rights of airlines to earn profits from commercialising their data,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
“This decision brings clarity and common sense to the evolving and complex interplay between the EC database directive and principles of EC competition law. We are pleased that we can continue to provide the airlines with a cost-effective and competitive data product that supports critical decision-making in their businesses,” said Bisignani.
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