The deadline to submit your Cash Claim Form is July 29, 2018.
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit. In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs allege that British Airways PLC (“BA”) charged fuel surcharges on award flights to members of its frequent flyer program (the “Executive Club”) that breached the contract (the “EC Contract”) with those members (“Settlement Class Members”). BA denies that it breached the EC Contract and denies that it did anything wrong. The Court has not decided who is right. Instead, the Parties agreed to a Settlement. Defined terms (with initial capitals) used on this website and not otherwise defined have the same meaning as set forth in Section II ("Definitions") of the Settlement Agreement.
Who is included?
If you received the Class Notice in the mail, it is because BA’s records indicate that you may be a Settlement Class Member. The Settlement Class includes all United States resident Executive Club Members who redeemed frequent flyer miles (“Avios”) for an award ticket from November 9, 2006 through April 17, 2013 (the “Class Period”) and who paid a BA-imposed fuel surcharge so long as that United States resident Executive Club Member provided BA with a valid United States address at the time of booking.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, you may look up the Avios (if applicable) or cash for which you are eligible and file a claim by clicking here.
What are the Settlement Terms?
Settlement Class Members with an Active Executive Club account will automatically have between 12,500 and 35,000 Avios (depending on how many times they redeemed Avios during the Class Period) placed in their accounts or, in the alternative, they may elect to receive a payment of 16.9 percent of the total fuel surcharges they paid for all award tickets they purchased during the Class Period, with a minimum payment of $5.00 (the “Cash Option”) by filing a Valid Claim. Settlement Class Members without an active Executive Club account may be eligible to receive the Cash Option by filing a Valid Claim. Settlement Class Members may see the amount of Avios (if applicable) or cash they are eligible to receive and file a claim here.
Your Other Options
If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not want to be legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself by July 6, 2018. If you do not exclude yourself, you will release Claims that were or could have been made against BA related to this case. If you stay in the Settlement, you may object to it by July 6, 2018. FAQ 12 explains how to exclude yourself and FAQ 14 explains how to object. The Court has scheduled a hearing on July 27, 2018 to consider whether to approve the Settlement. You can appear at the hearing, but you do not have to do so. For more information on the hearing, see FAQ 17.
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