Airline warns pilots' demands threaten Jetstar | Geelong, VIC, Australia
CHEAP Jetstar airfares out of Avalon Airport would be jeopardised if Qantas pilots pressed ahead with threats of industrial action, the discount carrier's parent company warned.
Qantas long-haul pilots yesterday voted to take protected industrial action against the airline for the first time in 45 years, as the company rejected union claims it was sending pilots' jobs offshore.
A Qantas spokesman said pilots' demands for more pay to operate Jetstar flights would make the discount carrier unviable, and push up fares.
Are they getting that desperate they need to spread lies about the claim ?
Strawman argument anyone ?
They are really very clever, much respect for their business expertise. Of course they won't be sending Qantas jobs offshore, they'll just be tripling the size of Jetstar whilst shrinking Qantas, leaving Qantas with the a380 and clapped out A330's only.
When the 787s arrive Qantas can finally get some modern, 'new' A330s, EBA, EBB etc, flogged out from years of Jetstar use to replace the 20 year old 767s, whilst Jetstar and Jetstar Indonesia, Jetstar Japan, Jetstar Vietnam, Jetstar Singapore, Jetstar Malaysia, Jetstar AirAsia, Jetstar Holdings Shelf Company Cayman Islands PTY LTD etc get 787s, but only if the pilot groups involved offer to pay for their ratings, pay for time in the right hand seat to get their 200 hours and become indentured slaves to the company.
Genius!
And of course Jetstar Everyone will be a >50% locally owned but totally funded from the unprofitable mainline back in the backwater of Australia.
Bonuses all round!