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International Business News: Qantas Airways agreed to pay 120 million Australian dollars ($79 million) in compensation and a fine for selling tickets on thousands of cancelled fli
While the airline is up for $120 million in fines and compensation for booking customers on already cancelled services, Qantas could have ended up paying a far heavier price for its so-called “ghost flights”.
The deal settles a legal dispute between Qantas and Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission that triggered the early retirement of CEO Alan Joyce
Qantas, Australia's biggest airline, will pay a $66-million penalty to settle a legal dispute over selling tickets on flights cancelled weeks earlier. Labelled the 'ghost flights' case, Qantas customers who purchased tickets for flights cancelled two or more days in advance would be eligible for compensation.
Qantas has agreed to settle the federal court case for $120 million in penalties and compensation after it admitted it advertised and sold tickets on already canceled flights to tens of thousands of consumers.