Qantas mistakenly sells hundreds of first-class tickets at heavily reduced prices [Video]

Qantas is offering refunds or business-class seats after hundreds of passengers were mistakenly sold first-class flights that were significantly reduced in price due to an apparent coding error.

The airline had flights between Australia and the US displayed on its website on Thursday, but instead of advertising the usual rate for these journeys, an error made the flights appear to be up to 85 per cent less than the usual first-class prices.

Around 300 people were able to book the return flights between Australia and the US while the unusually low prices were on display for around eight hours.

Many travellers believed they had found a golden opportunity to snap up a Qantas first-classticket for less. These tickets include access to airport lounges, champagne recommended by a somelier, a large seat and …