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Tonish
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Status: offline |  Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 12:34:15  
| From BBC News:
BA and Virgin to pay out refunds
People who flew long-haul with British Airways or Virgin Atlantic between 11 August 2004 and 23 March 2006 will be eligible for a refund.
Virgin and BA have reached agreement on a class action suit, which will now have to be approved by US courts.
BA was fined for price-fixing on fuel surcharges while Virgin also admitted breaching the law but escaped a fine.
The refunds will be worth one-third of the fuel surcharge, between about £1 and £11.50 for each flight.
Claims process
Individuals and businesses that bought a ticket on either airline in the UK or the US will be able to claim refunds.
"Virgin deeply regrets its involvement and believes the provisional settlement draws a line under the episode," a spokesman for the airline said.
"The US courts still need to approve the refund process, which will take some time, and further details about the claims process will then be announced by an independent claims administrator," he added.
British Airways' chief executive Willie Walsh also said that the settlement would give the airline a chance to move on.
"As we have previously said, we absolutely condemn any anti-competitive activity by anybody," he said.
"This settlement, which British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have jointly agreed with the lawyers for the plaintiffs, is fair and reasonable," he added.
BA shares were down 1.9% in late-morning trading.
Whistle-blower
The class action suit was brought by the US law firm Cohen Milstein.
Cohen Milstein estimates that the settlement will be worth about $200m (£100m), £73.5m of which will be set aside to pay claims by passengers who bought tickets in the UK in pounds sterling.
BA said that the refunds would be worth between £1 and £11.50 per flight while Virgin said they would be between £2 and £10.
BA was fined £121.5m by the Office of Fair Trading and $300m by the US Department of Justice for colluding with Virgin on the level of fuel surcharges that would be added to their ticket prices.
Virgin escaped the fines because it had informed the authorities that the breaches had happened.
Good. They're all scoundrels. Look forward to receiving my cheque. |
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orlandodaze
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Status: offline | Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 13:33:20
| | Thanks for that Peter , looks like we are owed a few sterling. Problem is so few people will have records of travel times .Seems like a bit of a headache for Willie Walsh . |
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Katys Grandad
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Status: offline | Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 14:22:50
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Originally posted by mizzy
i'm owed something back too, we got hit with £40 each in fuel surcharges because we choose to fly prem econ 
Are you sure it was a fuel surcharge Mizzy? Sounds to me more like the higher rate of departure tax that would be payable when you fly in a premium cabin. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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mizzy
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Status: offline | Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 14:33:50
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Originally posted by Katys Grandad
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Originally posted by mizzy
i'm owed something back too, we got hit with £40 each in fuel surcharges because we choose to fly prem econ
Are you sure it was a fuel surcharge Mizzy? Sounds to me more like the higher rate of departure tax that would be payable when you fly in a premium cabin.
yes you are right my brain is on a go slow today  and i was thinking of last yr, i can still claim for my march 05 holiday though depending on how difficult they make the claims process of course | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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brizzle
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Status: offline | Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 14:34:36
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Originally posted by orlandodaze
Thanks for that Peter , looks like we are owed a few sterling. Problem is so few people will have records of travel times .Seems like a bit of a headache for Willie Walsh .
With Virgin you can check departure and return dates if you are a member of the Flying Club and got points for the flight.
If you check your statement the maximum you appear to be able to search back is 1 year.
If you choose this option, wait for the page to load and then change the 'statementSelection=3' in the address bar at the top to 'statementSelection=4' and hit enter then I get all my flying points ever added
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steph_goodrum
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Status: offline | Posted - 16 Feb 2008 : 08:48:31
| Virgin Atlantic also has some info on their website, it doesnt seem like the claims are open yet and it depends how much info they want as to whether we can provide it.
Virgin says they are not involved in the administration of the refunds and that it will be between £2 and £10 dependant on amount of fuel surcharge paid at time. Whilst we can work out when we flew I certainly haven't kept the receipts to show how much fuel surcharge was paid on each ticket, which presumably is calculated on the price of the ticket.
I know we had a reward flight in that time as well on which you pay taxes and fees so hopefully even that one should qualify. |
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IanW
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 Feb 2008 : 00:29:05
| Every article seems to say it's for flights taken between these dates but the web site says it's for flights booked between these dates.
Consumers and businesses may be entitled to a fuel surcharge refund of up to £20 per passenger per return flight if they bought a ticket in the U.K.:
On BA or Virgin
Between 11 August 2004 and 23 March 2006
For transatlantic and other long haul flights (over 7 hours) from the U.K.
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djdigitald
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Apr 2008 : 08:42:08
| HI all and sorry to bring this back up so long after it was last posted on. As i read this, for my wedding Kaye and Myself paid for all the 9 peoples flights that went with our party. Can anyone confirm that we should receive refund for all 9 people? Also is the £2 to £10 that Virgin state 1 way or return?
Finally i take it Virgin would have a record of who was on a particular flight in the time frame suggested? I know the names of the people we paid for (There were two booking as some stayed for 2 weeks and some stayed for 1) and i know that we paid for both bookings but how would we prove it?
Thanks all! |
Daniel, Kaye, Millie and Harvey |
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