Qantas stand down 20,000 employees till end of May
Shark patrol, you forgot that the 1918 flu pandemic was an American virus. The next one after this might evolve from Kiwi virii for all we know. However I like my Pangolins as pets, not casserole.
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Of all the hundreds of thousands of people who have flown in internationally, or domestically since all this started, I can't recall one case where someone has tested positive due to exposure to a later confirmed positive case on an aircraft. Sure they contribute to spreading the virus, but they don't seem to be like cruise ships. Even airports with their exposure to the arriving (subsequently) positive cases, have not produced clusters of further virus positives.
This paper discusses 3 flights where the original SARS (which seems to be less infectious than COVID19) spread on RPT flights. Interestingly, about 1/2 these infections were outside the "2 row zone".
couldn’t agree more. Every country should add up the costs of their stimulus packages. Then take that figure and double it as it would not have been enough to compensate everyone affected. Then triple it for all the deaths inflicted on loved ones, the emotional stress this has had on people and the massive inconvenience. For Australia that number would be currently around $600 billion. Wipe that off what we owe China and if anything is left over, repossess some of the assets the Chinese government has bought here using state owned companies as cover.
as for July 2020 trip to Europe. No hope. Rebook for either May/ June or late August/ September next year. July is horrendous in Europe. It is absolute peak period. Unbelievable crowded and twice as expensive. Huge queues for tourist attractions. Even with probably reduced numbers next year.
as for July 2020 trip to Europe. No hope. Rebook for either May/ June or late August/ September next year. July is horrendous in Europe. It is absolute peak period. Unbelievable crowded and twice as expensive. Huge queues for tourist attractions. Even with probably reduced numbers next year.
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Because their top levels of government are rotten to the core. The everyday Chinese people are much like you and I and I hold no grudge against them, but I'd really like to see an end to their current way of governance for too many reasons to mention.
short flights long nights
The reason we are in this mess in the first place was everyone was afraid of offending China.
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In a time of crisis, it never ceases to amaze how pathetic people really are. Hoarding, stealing, finger pointing.
We've enjoyed 100 years of economic growth and are supposedly more wealthy than we have ever been. Yet somehow we have completely failed to prepare for any sort of abnormal situation. Be that bushfires or a virus pandemic.
Bill Gates warned us in 2016, nobody listened. Stop pointing the finger at China, it is pathetic. We only have ourselves to blame. We voted for this. We voted to cut taxes, cut public services, line the pockets of the 1% and send profits and jobs offshore or pay no tax. We tolerate greedy corporations and sociopathic CEOs.
Well the chickens have come home to roost. We could have had a national firefighting aerial fleet, we could have had better hospitals. We voted for lower taxes and franking credits. Now people complain when everything turns to ****.
Deal with it. If you don't like how things have turned out, demand change from your government. That's democracy.
We've enjoyed 100 years of economic growth and are supposedly more wealthy than we have ever been. Yet somehow we have completely failed to prepare for any sort of abnormal situation. Be that bushfires or a virus pandemic.
Bill Gates warned us in 2016, nobody listened. Stop pointing the finger at China, it is pathetic. We only have ourselves to blame. We voted for this. We voted to cut taxes, cut public services, line the pockets of the 1% and send profits and jobs offshore or pay no tax. We tolerate greedy corporations and sociopathic CEOs.
Well the chickens have come home to roost. We could have had a national firefighting aerial fleet, we could have had better hospitals. We voted for lower taxes and franking credits. Now people complain when everything turns to ****.
Deal with it. If you don't like how things have turned out, demand change from your government. That's democracy.
We voted for this. We voted to cut taxes, cut public services, line the pockets of the 1% and send profits and jobs offshore or pay no tax.
We tolerate greedy corporations and sociopathic CEOs
Look what happened several years ago when the workers protested (were taking legal PIA) and got locked out. What else can people do?
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They are already paying your bill. All $85 billion of it.
We voted for this.
The letter that they sent to pilots to stand them down was disgraceful and clearly written by someone without a heart.
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"I don't think there would be 10 of thousands of similar vacations to that."
Um, pretty much guarantee there would not be 10s thousands trips like that....WTF charters a private Yacht around Croatia for 2 weeks!?!
Um, pretty much guarantee there would not be 10s thousands trips like that....WTF charters a private Yacht around Croatia for 2 weeks!?!
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa031349
This paper discusses 3 flights where the original SARS (which seems to be less infectious than COVID19) spread on RPT flights. Interestingly, about 1/2 these infections were outside the "2 row zone".
This paper discusses 3 flights where the original SARS (which seems to be less infectious than COVID19) spread on RPT flights. Interestingly, about 1/2 these infections were outside the "2 row zone".
Perth Radio 6PR news this morning announcing that Woolworths - The Group - has just laid off 8,000 workers - mostly from its Alcohol outlets and associated businesses / industries.
Where does this place QANTAS management's statement to place xx unemployed QANTAS staff with Woolworths?
Would not Woolworths look after their 'own' first?
No Cheers....
Where does this place QANTAS management's statement to place xx unemployed QANTAS staff with Woolworths?
Would not Woolworths look after their 'own' first?
No Cheers....
Perth Radio 6PR news this morning announcing that Woolworths - The Group - has just laid off 8,000 workers - mostly from its Alcohol outlets and associated businesses / industries.
Where does this place QANTAS management's statement to place xx unemployed QANTAS staff with Woolworths?
Would not Woolworths look after their 'own' first?
No Cheers....
Where does this place QANTAS management's statement to place xx unemployed QANTAS staff with Woolworths?
Would not Woolworths look after their 'own' first?
No Cheers....
The company is trying to re-employ as many affected staff members into other divisions of the company as possible, with 650 already offered roles and a further 2000 set to be redeployed in the next 24 hours
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They are cherry picking the pilot stand downs. Some line pilots / trainers regarded as friendly to the companies industrial relations plans are still being paid and are flying. Some very public and obvious names involved.
Things are going to get nasty now real quick.
Things are going to get nasty now real quick.
That is what happens when you have a compliant union and is why there is a seniority system.