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Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds
Qantas will pay A$105 million to settle claims it misled customers by issuing travel credits instead of cash refunds for cancelled flights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Qantas Airways has agreed to pay A$105 million to settle a class action lawsuit over flight credits issued during the Covid-19 pandemic instead of cash refunds.
- The settlement, which is subject to court approval, relates to flights scheduled between January 2020 and November 2022 but were cancelled by the airline.
- The amount is higher than the A$55 million provision Qantas had mentioned in its latest half-year results for the lawsuit.
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Australian airline Qantas Airways has agreed to pay 105 million Australian dollars, equivalent to about 1.6 billion crowns, to passengers whose flights were canceled during the pandemic. The money will be divided among customers who only received credits or vouchers instead of cash refunds. Because of this, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the carrier.
Qantas to pay US$74 million to customers for cancelled COVID-19 flights
SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas Airways said on Friday (Mar 13) it would pay out A$105 million (US$74 million) to settle a class action alleging it misled customers and failed to provide ticket refunds for flights cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.The class action on behalf of Australian passengers related to
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