Hahn Air Lines to Settle $26.8 Million False Claims Allegations

Hahn Air Lines GmbH and its subsidiary will pay $26.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, according to the Justice Department.

The settlement resolves allegations that between 2012 and 2018, Hahn Air allegedly avoided paying to the US travel fees that the company collected from passengers who purchased Hahn Air tickets, the government said Thursday.

Such fees include the customs user fees and immigration user fees owed to Customs and Border Protection as well as the passenger civil aviation security service fees owed to the Transportation Security Administration, the DOJ said.

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