Just received in the post this morning a card with the following title........
International Air Transportation Surcharge Antitrust Litigation Case No. M:06-md-1793-CRB
FINAL REMINDER NOTICE The deadline to file a claim is 31 December 2012.
Has anyone else who flew on Virgin Atlantic and British Airways during Aug.2004 and March 2006 received a similar communication before today and if so did you make a claim and get a refund?
The post card goes on to state...............
You may be a member of a settlement class relating to a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court - Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, In re International Air Transportation Surcharge Antitrust Litigation; Case No. M:06-md-1793-CRB, concerning fuel surcharges on "long haul" flights provided by British Airways Plc and Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd. If you bought a ticket on British Airways or Virgin Atlantic in the U.S. or in the U.K. between 11 August 2004 and 23 March 2006, you may be entitled to a partial refund of the fuel surcharge.
The settlement relates only to tickets on "long haul" flights. All flights on Virgin Atlantic are "long haul." Most British Airways flights between the U.K. and non E.U. destinations, including flights to and from the United States, are "long haul." A complete list of qualifying flights can be found on the website listed below. If you have already submitted a claim, you do not need to do so again. The last day to submit a claim is 31 December 2012. For more information please visit the website www.airpassengerrefund.co.uk or call 0800-043-0343. You can also write to Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esquire, Settlement Administrator, c/o Epiq Systems, P.O. Box 62677, London EC2P 2UB.
International Air Transportation Surcharge Antitrust Litigation Case No. M:06-md-1793-CRB
FINAL REMINDER NOTICE The deadline to file a claim is 31 December 2012.
Has anyone else who flew on Virgin Atlantic and British Airways during Aug.2004 and March 2006 received a similar communication before today and if so did you make a claim and get a refund?
The post card goes on to state...............
You may be a member of a settlement class relating to a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court - Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, In re International Air Transportation Surcharge Antitrust Litigation; Case No. M:06-md-1793-CRB, concerning fuel surcharges on "long haul" flights provided by British Airways Plc and Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd. If you bought a ticket on British Airways or Virgin Atlantic in the U.S. or in the U.K. between 11 August 2004 and 23 March 2006, you may be entitled to a partial refund of the fuel surcharge.
The settlement relates only to tickets on "long haul" flights. All flights on Virgin Atlantic are "long haul." Most British Airways flights between the U.K. and non E.U. destinations, including flights to and from the United States, are "long haul." A complete list of qualifying flights can be found on the website listed below. If you have already submitted a claim, you do not need to do so again. The last day to submit a claim is 31 December 2012. For more information please visit the website www.airpassengerrefund.co.uk or call 0800-043-0343. You can also write to Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esquire, Settlement Administrator, c/o Epiq Systems, P.O. Box 62677, London EC2P 2UB.
