This past June I wrote about how a settlement has been reached with British Airways regarding a class action lawsuit over fuel surcharges. This settlement included all US Executive Club members who redeemed Avios for award tickets between November 9, 2006, and April 17, 2013, and who paid British Airways imposed fuel surcharges. The lawsuit…
Continue reading: British Airways Class Action Settlement Checks Are Now Arriving
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Fantastic. Certainly puts paid to the myth that class actions only result in $0.99 checks not worth cashing and only benefit lawyers (who clearly did a splendid job here).
I got mine for $1500 on Christmas Eve. Now that was a good gift! It was interesting though that I never got the email a few weeks ago that others got (including in spam folder). My point being that if you didn't get the email it still looks like the check will arrive without issues.
@ Mark
How is it British tax-payers’ money? BA was privatised several decades ago...
Now I know how you get your mail! At first i thought you sent it to your parents house or something but I never thought of a p.o. box. How often do you go to Seattle? Why don't you move it to a city you go to often (like NYC or Los Angeles)?
@LM, The Law Firm is from Seattle. My check is the same. It does not show the address of the recipient on the check, just the name.
Checks????? I thought they went out of fashion somewhere in the 1970’s??
This is a joke right? Surely this must be via real time bank transfers.
@ Ron, Right? I took my check to the bank today and realized I had not been there in over two years. There was one person working and she looked very sleepy.
Lucky:
Any word/update on the outcome of the Settlement for those that filed with Air Berlin regarding compensation for their frequent flyer miles?
Just got mine this week. $1400.00 is a lot better than 35K Avios.
Thanks, Ben.