British Airways, which is being investigated by the UK and U.S. authorities for alleged price fixing of fuel surcharges, has said its commercial director and head of communications have both resigned.
The firm said commercial director Martin George, who had been on a leave of absence since the investigation began in June, had written in a letter to the company that there may have been inappropriate conversations in relation to the surcharges.
"I was not involved in such conversations. Although the board of BA have not found that I have behaved in a dishonest way, I fully recognise my responsibilities as head of department and as a board director," Mr George said in the letter published in a statement by British Airways (BA).
BA said Iain Burns, head of communications, had also resigned.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) raided British Airways in June as part of a trans-atlantic investigation, conducted jointly with US Department of Justice, into an alleged cartel over airfares and surcharges.