Flights cancelled as Jetstar ground workers go on strike this week
Budget carrier Jetstar is warning of cancellations later this week after the Transport Workers’ Union announced its latest move in a long running labour dispute.
The airline has cancelled dozens of flights with many from Melbourne and Sydney.
The union says more than 250 workers will strike for 24 hours on Wednesday.
It will also affect Avalon, Brisbane, Cairns and Adelaide airports.
The union says Jetstar’s latest offer is ‘designed to keep Jetstar workers impoverished.’
Jetstar chief executive Gareth Evans hit out at the latest industrial action but believes disruption will be minimal with no international services impacted yet.
"The focus is on our customers and very much minimising the disruption for those customers and getting them away on their journeys as quickly as possible," Evans said.
Jetstar parent Qantas group won’t budge on a maximum 3% pay increase it deems as its ‘best and final offer.’
"We believe this is a very, very fair package in the circumstances. The current rate of private sector wage growth is about 2.4%, so this is well above that and well in excess of what most other businesses are offering," Evans said.
Jetstar ground workers also went on strike twice in December.
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
TAP Air Portugal to operate 29 flights due to strike on December 11
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Strike action set to cause travel chaos at Brussels airports
Digital Travel Reporter of the Mirror totally seduced by HotelPlanner AI Travel Agent