Another day, another Qantas disruption
Qantas has published a new schedule and begun contacting up to 10,000 passengers who will be delayed by a strike on Friday by the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU).
Baggage handlers, caterers and ground staff stop work for one hour at Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.
Qantas said this brings the total number of passengers impacted by the industrial action to more than 70,000 from 129 cancelled flights and 387 delayed flights.
Qantas also yesterday grounded another Boeing 767 due to ongoing concerns about the reliability of the 767 fleet and has returned a Boeing 737 to service with the reliability of B737 fleet improving.
The number of aircraft grounded remains at seven – four Boeing 767s and three Boeing 737s – and the cancelled flights for the four-week period remains unchanged at around 500.
Qantas said, “This is the direct result of the industrial action by the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA).â€
Qantas Group executive Lyell Strambi said the Transport Workers’ Union, pilots’ union and licensed engineers’ union were continuing their coordinated and damaging campaign against Qantas.
“We have made our best offer to the TWU however they have rejected this offer. Going on strike will only cause further disruptions to our passengers and won’t get us any closer to an agreement.â€
TWU national secretary Tony Sheldon told ABC radio that Qantas executives had given an undertaking not to outsource any more jobs but have reneged on that agreement.
“They’ve refused to make an enforceable arrangement that makes those words guaranteed,†Sheldon said
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