The mistake last week, blamed on a ‘coding error’, saw first-class tickets to the US published for sale at around an 85 per cent discount, and remained up for eight hours before being corrected.
Despite the penalty, the Flying Kangaroo said the ACCC is no longer proceeding with claims the airline received payment for flights it had no intention of providing – essentially removing the suggestion it deliberately misled consumers.
The mistake last week, blamed on a ‘coding error’, saw first-class tickets to the US published for sale at around an 85 per cent discount, and remained up for eight hours before being corrected.