Transpacific Passenger Air Transportation Antitrust Settlement

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Claim Form Deadline: Passed

Payout: Last Distribution Payout: $5,191,987.33

Proof required: Yes

What's the Transpacific Passenger Air Transportation Antitrust Settlement?

This class action lawsuit alleged that 13 airlines conspired to fix prices on transpacific passenger flights.

Transpacific Airline Settlement Update for May 2025

The initial settlement funds were distributed on March 17, 2022, and uncashed checks are no longer valid.

The class action lawsuit filed a Motion for Secondary Distribution on August 8, 2022.

After the Supreme Court denied a type of appeal, the Settlement Administrator is proceeding with a secondary distribution.

Eligible class members (those who cashed their original checks and would receive at least $10) will receive secondary distribution checks, expected to be mailed at the end of March or in April 2025.

What was the Total Settlement Amount?

The approved settlements total $147,402,000. This amount represents the combined contributions from all thirteen defendant airlines, with each airline contributing as follows, including which airlines settled the class action lawsuit:

• Air France: $867,000
• Cathay Pacific Airways: $7,500,000
• Japan Airlines: $10,000,000
• Malaysian Airline: $950,000
• Thai Airways: $9,700,000
• Vietnam Airlines: $735,000
• Qantas: $550,000
• Singapore Airlines: $9,200,000
• ANZ: $400,000
• China Airlines: $19,500,000
• EVA: $21,000,000
• Philippine Airlines: $9,000,000
• ANA: $58,000,000

How Do I Qualify For a Payout?

To qualify you must have purchased a ticket for a transpacific flight from one of the defendant airlines between January 1 2000 and the date of the settlement. It is too late to file a claim now.

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How Much Can I Get Paid?

The secondary distribution will pay at least $10 to qualifying class members who cashed their initial distribution checks.

How Do I File a Claim?

The deadline to file claims has passed. Checks for the secondary distribution are expected to be mailed in March or April 2025.

Claim Form Website: AirlineSettlement.com

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Filing Class Action Settlement Claims

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