Good luck and all the best to them! However is this prudent? See this :
Qantas: This is your striking pilot speaking
July 20, 2011, 10:25 amYahoo! New Zealand
Qantas passengers will be greeted by a different kind of in-flight message on Friday as pilots make their point in an ongoing industrial dispute.
Qantas passengers will be greeted by a different kind of in-flight message on Friday as pilots make their point in an ongoing industrial dispute.
The Australian and International Pilots Association announced yesterday it would make "unauthorised in-flight announcements" on long-haul flights.
AIPA spokesman Nathan Safe says the industrial action will be focused on raising public awareness and will not disrupt passengers.
"We know that the biggest wake-up call we can send the current management team is to blow the whistle on their plans to strip a proud Australian icon down to its bare bones and shift operations to Asia," he said.
"When Australians board a Qantas flight, they expect a Qantas pilot at the controls."
Safe says the messages will be "brief and positive".
Qantas has released a statement saying it is "disappointed that the pilots' union would intentionally disturb customers' in-flight experience to make a point during an industrial dispute".
The airline does not expect any flight delays or cancellations.
The statement says the union is trying to force the company to pay all its subsidiary pilots, including Jetstar, the same rates as Qantas pilots.
"The union is also demanding pay increases and free flights on top of already heavily discounted airfares. The claim, if it were ever conceded, would drive up airfares, cost jobs and make Qantas airlines and routes unprofitable."