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Is This True???
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.
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I think what he may be saying is that the Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (as per the title on their licence - the clue is in the name...) are sick of being treated poorly and blamed for everything (not to mention their pay...) and as such are no longer willing to bend the rules or go the extra mile to help out the company. I'm sure they are playing exactly be the rules, which of course due to their lack of decent manpower numbers will inevitably lead to delays.
