Qantas coughs up $79M for selling tickets on already canceled flights
Boing Boing - 2024-05-06T23:55:05.000Z

"Qantas Airways has agreed to pay 120 million Australian dollars ($79 million) to settle a lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already canceled flights," reports CNN We have obtained exclusive recordings between the Qantas CEO and executives who orchestrated the fraud: Qantas executive number one: Gee, I wish there was a way to make more money without buying more planes or offering better quality of service! — Read the rest

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