Are you eligible for a £40 refund?

JTC_2

I`ve got a following information from my travel insurance company.
If it is true, it is good news for the person who traveling a lot.:j

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Passengers who flew long-haul with Virgin Atlantic or British Airways may be able to claim refunds of up to £40 for a couple after the two airlines agreed to pay compensation to the victims of price-fixing.

BA has been fined for price-fixing on fuel surcharges and Virgin admitted to breaching the law, narrowly escaping a fine. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic passengers will receive up to $200m (£102m) in compensation after both airlines have come to a legal settlement.

The deal involves 8 million airline tickets sold between August 11 2004 and March 23 2006. To register for your refunds, please visit www.airpassengerrefund.co.uk or if you have mislaid or lost details of your flight call 0800 0430 343.

steveo3002

just came on to post the same

ive flown 2 or 3 times in that period...wonder what proof they require?

JTC_2

I registered to the site and will see what they say.

If you bought the flight tickets from a travel agent, they got your ticket agent coupon, so I think it will be a proof.
If you bought it from online, still the agent of the sate got it.

Or if you still have a bording pass or passenger receipt, usually people through it away after travel, I think it will be a proof.

steveo3002

i booked direct with virgin...all ive got is the stamp in my passport

dmg24

Is the above an official website? It does seem quite vague?

Crabman

It's ok - the site's genuine, see Martin's blog:

Virgin BA Compensation Agreed: Did you fly longhaul between 2004 and 2006?

JTC_2

Crabman wrote: »

It's ok - the site's genuine, see Martin's blog:

Virgin BA Compensation Agreed: Did you fly longhaul between 2004 and 2006?

Does anyone then finally get a reply from BA / Virgin????
It seems none.

jeanna_2

i booked a holiday with virgin last year but they used delta for the flight to florida and i paid this tax. do you know if i would be able to claim.

portygirl

I found my ticket stubs ( DH had kept them ! ) from a BA RTW ticket booked on 07/01/06 which inc. 11 flights some of which were codeshare. It will be interesting to see what I am offered & if the amount I am entitled to claim will be quite obvious or will I have to investigate further ?

portygirl

Forgot to say,
Jeanna,
I don't think the dates include your trip if you booked it in 2007. The date of booking is the important one not the date of travel as this is when the taxes would be costed.

Crabman

JTC wrote: »

Does anyone then finally get a reply from BA / Virgin????
It seems none.

Doesn't look like anyone else had a confirmation email - BA/Virgin say they'll only make the payouts once the Courts have approved it but it would've been nice to keep their customers updated :rolleyes:

jeanna wrote: »

i booked a holiday with virgin last year but they used delta for the flight to florida and i paid this tax. do you know if i would be able to claim.

This only applies if the airline you booked with was Virgin or BA, did you book with the airline or Virgin Holidays? If Virgin Holidays, it won't apply as they're a separate entity to Virgin Atlantic