Qantas, Australia's largest airline, will pay A$120 million (28.7 billion forints) after the regulator launched a lawsuit against the company in the case of so-called ghost flights.
Australian airline Qantas has sold tens of thousands of tickets for flights that were canceled weeks ago after the coronavirus outbreak. The company has now agreed to pay A$100 million out of court, and $20 million will be distributed to affected passengers.
Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson said it was an important step “towards restoring confidence in our national airline”. The agreement between Qantas and the regulator is subject to approval by the Federal Court of Australia.
According to the airline, passengers will receive compensation of 225 Australian dollars for domestic flights and 450 Australian dollars (108 thousand forints) for international tickets. BBC.
“When we started flying again after Covid, we realized Qantas had let customers down,” said Hudson, who set out to restore the airline's reputation after being appointed to the role last year.
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