BBC News - British Airways fuel price-fixing trial collapses
British Airways fuel price-fixing trial collapses
Prosecuting QC Richard Latham told the judge at Southwark Crown Court in London that he would offer "no evidence".
The judge had raised questions about the prosecution's case on Friday.
Mr Justice Owen said he had considered "whether the manifest failures on the part of the prosecution are such as to render a fair trial impossible".
The court heard on Monday how the Office of Fair Trading had failed to disclose key information to the defence.
One e-mail, only recently discovered, suggested that Virgin had increased its fuel surcharge without consulting BA, undermining claims the two had colluded on fixing their surcharges.
William Boyce QC, defending one BA executive, said that had this e-mail come to light earlier, the case may never have come to court.