Qantas fined for selling tickets on cancelled flights

Qantas, the biggest airline in Australia, made a big mistake. They sold tickets for flights that were already cancelled. This caused a lot of trouble for the passengers who bought these tickets.

Qantas to pay fine

Qantas has to pay a huge fine of $66 million for this mistake. That's a lot of money! The Australian government decided on this fine because Qantas did something wrong.Qantas sold tickets for flights that didn't exist. These flights were already cancelled, but Qantas still sold tickets for them. This is called a "ghost flight" because it's like selling tickets for a flight that is not there, like a ghost.People who bought these tickets were very upset. They thought they had tickets to fly somewhere, but the flights didn't actually exist. They had to change their plans and find other ways to travel.

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Response from the Airline

Qantas also has to pay compensation to the affected passengers. This means they have to give money back to the people who bought the tickets for the cancelled flights. Domestic passengers will get $225, and international passengers will get $450.Qantas apologized for the mistake. They said they are sorry for what happened. They also promised to improve their systems so that this doesn't happen again in the future.

Qantas will have to pay a lot of money because of this mistake. They have to pay the fine to the government, and they also have to give money back to the passengers. This is a big lesson for Qantas to be more careful in the future.

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