Airline Sold Tickets for Already Canceled Flights, Watchdog Group Says

Qantas Airways, Australia’s national airline, sold thousands of tickets for flights that it had already canceled, the country’s consumer watchdog said in a lawsuit against the carrier, and left travelers scrambling to make alternative arrangements.

In a statement, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Thursday that it had started legal proceedings in Australian federal court against Qantas, saying that the airline had engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by…