Travel agents can still claim against Qantas

Posted: Tue 19 Oct, 2010 10:41 AM

Travel agents have a deadline of November 15th to make claims against Qantas for unpaid fuel surcharge commissions. Last month, the carrier lost a High Court application to appeal a ruling that stated the airline failed to include fuel surcharges when calculating the commission paid to agents on international tickets sold between 2004 and 2007. The Federal Court of Australia has now issued the new deadline for travel agents, according to a report in eTravel Blackboard.

Qantas have reportedly claimed it will cost up to US$26 million “just to cover the additional commissions owed to travel agents” between 2004 and 2007.

Upon the completion of the Qantas proceedings, similar claims against British Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Cathy Pacific will be heard.

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