Looks like someone forgot to tell the union . . .
Union threatens Jetstar launch
February 26, 2004
A KEY aviation union has threatened to ground Australia's newest budget airline over its use of Victoria's Avalon Airport.
The Transport Workers Union said the union's agreement with Jetstar did not involve running the service out of Avalon, 55km west of Melbourne.
"We cut the deal on the basis that Jetstar was going to be serviced out of Melbourne Airport," TWU federal secretary John Allan said.
"That's what they accepted and with that equation being changed, it's just put the whole deal in jeopardy."
Mr Allen said he was due to meet management at Jetstar's parent company Qantas today in an attempt to rescue the deal.
"If they haven't got an agreement with the TWU, it's going to be very difficult to service Jetstar and to keep some sort of cooperation between the TWU and Qantas throughout Australia," he said.
The Australian
26 February 2004