From what I heard the people involved were just talking to Virgin about the surcharges and broke the law, but not really doing it in a malicious way or to rip the passengers off.
Of course the Americans are lapping it up, with the FBI 'knocking on BAs door'. I'm sure BA will be targeted more by the Americans purely because they are British. Not forgetting all this Ch.11 bull that US airlines get
If the surcharges are a 1000% increase, why have they not been lifted? I find that figure hard to believe!