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== Background == | ==Background== | ||
Qantas is Australia's largest airline by fleet and routes. | Qantas is Australia's largest airline by fleet and routes. | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
=== Sale of tickets for cancelled services (Ghost Flights) === | ===Sale of tickets for cancelled services (Ghost Flights)=== | ||
In August 2023 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched legal action in the Federal Court for anti consumer behaviour conducted by Qantas. It was alleeged selling tickets on its website for flights it knew were cancelled. It was alleged that 884,000 customers had been sold tickets for cancelled services and were not swiftly notified. Qantas settled the lawsuit in 2024 agreed to pay $120 Million in fines and compensation. <ref>ACCC - Qantas agrees to $20m payments to customers and, subject to court approval, a $100m penalty for misleading consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/qantas-agrees-to-20m-payments-to-customers-and-subject-to-court-approval-a-100m-penalty-for-misleading-consumers</ref><ref>ACCC - Federal Court orders Qantas to pay $100m in penalties for misleading consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/federal-court-orders-qantas-to-pay-100m-in-penalties-for-misleading-consumers</ref> | In August 2023 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched legal action in the Federal Court for anti consumer behaviour conducted by Qantas. It was alleeged selling tickets on its website for flights it knew were cancelled. It was alleged that 884,000 customers had been sold tickets for cancelled services and were not swiftly notified. Qantas settled the lawsuit in 2024 agreed to pay $120 Million in fines and compensation. <ref>ACCC - Qantas agrees to $20m payments to customers and, subject to court approval, a $100m penalty for misleading consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/qantas-agrees-to-20m-payments-to-customers-and-subject-to-court-approval-a-100m-penalty-for-misleading-consumers</ref><ref>ACCC - Federal Court orders Qantas to pay $100m in penalties for misleading consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/federal-court-orders-qantas-to-pay-100m-in-penalties-for-misleading-consumers</ref> | ||
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