Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds
The case relates to cancelled flights during the pandemic, for which customers were given credits instead of cash.
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"We sincerely apologise to each and every one of the 1,820 ground handling employees and to their families who suffered as a result."
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The case relates to cancelled flights during the pandemic, for which customers were given credits instead of cash.
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