vortsa
7th Sep 2008, 00:56
Qantas blames staff over delays
Posted Sat Sep 6, 2008 10:29am AEST
The latest figures from the federal Transport Department show Qantas' rates of on-time departure and arrival are at their lowest in a year.
Figures from July show about a third of Qantas flights arrived or departed at least 15 minutes late.
Cancellations are also at their highest level since July last year.
Qantas has blamed its poor performance record on industrial action by its engineers.
A spokesman for Qantas says the main cause was ongoing overtime bans by engineers, which meant fewer planes were available.
Qantas resolved the pay dispute with its engineers last month.
A spokesman for Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says the department does not collect information on why there has been a decline in punctuality.
I thought all had been resolved???
Posted Sat Sep 6, 2008 10:29am AEST
The latest figures from the federal Transport Department show Qantas' rates of on-time departure and arrival are at their lowest in a year.
Figures from July show about a third of Qantas flights arrived or departed at least 15 minutes late.
Cancellations are also at their highest level since July last year.
Qantas has blamed its poor performance record on industrial action by its engineers.
A spokesman for Qantas says the main cause was ongoing overtime bans by engineers, which meant fewer planes were available.
Qantas resolved the pay dispute with its engineers last month.
A spokesman for Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says the department does not collect information on why there has been a decline in punctuality.
I thought all had been resolved???