It’s now too late to file a claim unfortunately.
The Settlement
British Airways has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that alleges that fuel surcharges were charged on award flights that breached the EC contract. British Airways has denied any wrong doing, but both parties have agreed to a settlement. If you redeemed British Airways Avios for an award ticket between November 9, 2006 through April 17, 2013 and you paid a fuel surcharge you will receive a settlement as long as you provided a valid US address at the time of booking. You will automatically receive:
- 12,500 and 35,000 Avios (depending on how many times they redeemed Avios during the Class Period) OR
- 12,500 for one redemption
- 20,000 for one to five redemptions
- 35,000 for six+ redemptions
- You can 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
File A Claim
Key Dates
- Preliminary Approval Filed on May 29, 2018
- Cash Claim Form Deadline Received on or before July 29, 2018
- Object or Comment Deadline Filed and served on or before July 6, 2018
- Exclusion Deadline Received on or before July 6, 2018
- Final Approval Hearing July 27, 2018 at 10:00 am Eastern Time
Our Verdict
If you’re eligible you should have received an e-mail from British Airways including your unique ID. Most likely that e-mail is in your spam folder, the e-mail address is: “[email protected]” and the subject line is “Dover v. British Airways Fuel Surcharge Class Action Notice.”. You can also e-mail [email protected] directly to try to find your information. You can use that unique ID here to look up your claim and see what your eligible for. It will then present what your eligible for in terms of both Avios and cash rebate. If you want the Avios option you do nothing, if you want the cash option you have to fill out the form.
Hat tip to One Mile At A Time
