A simple fact .... if QF opens up a LHR base .... we will have to force Aussie staff to be redundant .... not employ new staff !
It is already our most visited port, if they employ the rumoured 500 crew there, then we will have to make the equivalent Aussie crew redundant. We still have over 100 staff to return from leave without pay in LongHaul, and they are still saying they will be offering leave without pay again .... as we are overstaffed at the moment ....It makes great business sense, anyone can see that..... but it will be a bad thing for jobs in Australia.
If they do open the proposed UK base, the FAAA will make them suffer in the media, that is certain ..... 'The Spirit of Australia' will be made a mockery of.... we already are not seen as the Spirit of Australia because of our overseas based crew ... if the hire a load of Brits, then there will be a bcaklash from the public ... the most common comment I get on a Europe trip from Aussie pax is " It's so good to hear an Australian accent .."
