Qantas strike set to impact flight operations
Qantas passengers have been warned of potential travel disruption as the airline’s engineers go on strike.
The industrial action kicks off at Melbourne today and then on Monday.
Other airport strikes are planned around the country on 2 October and 4 October.
Engineers are seeking an initial 15% pay rise this year and the 5% annually.
The Qantas Engineers’ Alliance said the strike is ‘highly likely’ to impact flights.
Qantas says it has made contingency plans and doesn’t believe there will be widespread disruption.
However, the airline has offered passengers the option to change to earlier flights before the strike action begins.
The union says its members have gone without pay increases for nearly four years.
Steve Murphy, AMWU National Secretary, said: “Nothing has changed at Qantas —workers feel undervalued, underpaid and under-appreciated. If you’ve had a bad Qantas experience, well that’s nothing compared to how Qantas makes their workers feel every day.”
Related News Stories: Breaking Archives – Page 147 of 1517 – TravelMole Qantas to test new digital passenger card on trans-Tasman flights Air Archives – Page 2728 of 3112 – TravelMole Qantas slashes ex-CEO’s pay package by millions Qantas’ Perth-London nonstop flights now stopping in Singapore Hundreds bag bargain first-class fares after Qantas glitch Qantas scraps Japan flights over jet fuel shortage Qantas expands IndiGo airline codeshare Breaking Archives – Page 204 of 1518 – TravelMole Qantas plans airport lounge access pay as you go pricing
Related News Stories: Qantas strike set to impact flight operations Network Aviation strikes set to impact travellers to Pink Perth concert ... Qantas to pay over $100 million to fired workers Qantas adjusting schedule as pilots at units plan another strike ... Qantas scraps Japan flights over jet fuel shortage Qantas engineer strike again around the country as action escalates ... Qantas' Perth-London nonstop flights now stopping in Singapore Travel updates | Qantas Qantas expects 'minimal impact' to domestic network as engineers ... Nicholas Stobie - Head of Flight Operations - Kirkhope Aviation ...
Learn more about : Qantas ( Asia Pecific )
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 
France prepares for a massive strike across all transports on September 18
Turkish tourism stalls due to soaring prices for accommodation and food
CCS Insight: eSIMs ready to take the travel world by storm
Germany new European Entry/Exit System limited to a single airport on October 12, 2025
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt