Alan Joyce’s unprecedented move to tear up Qantas’ long haul flight attendants’ workplace agreement is the industrial relations nuclear option - and illuminates the severity of the airline’s operating conditions and cash flow squeeze.
Meanwhile, this industrial dispute diverts attention from far bigger issues facing the airline - most particularly rising costs. Without meaningful government support Qantas is now having to carry its full wages bill . In addition, Qantas are being bruised by the rise in the price of fuel, which is now approaching a seven-year-high.But the expected increase in capacity has not eventuated. In December Qantas had geared up for domestic capacity levels in the third quarter of 102 per cent of pre-COVID levels.
Joyce was counting on a big boost in demand responding to the opening of state borders. But he underestimated the travelling public’s disinclination to play a game of chicken with Omicron.
EKnightOfficial Easy. He didn’t get his fat bonus this year. So looking at ways to get one 😡
EKnightOfficial Won’t fly qantas until this weasel is gone.
EKnightOfficial Without meaningful government support Qantas is now having to carry its full wages bill (albeit a smaller amount than the pre-pandemic level). The little leprechaun did well from the taxpayer by all rights the Aussie taxpayer should OWN part of Qantas why should we subsidise it?
EKnightOfficial He is by far Australia's worst CEO. How he has a job I will never understand.
EKnightOfficial Qantas has received enough support from the Australian taxpayer.If it can’t turn a profit it has to fail, this may be a bitter pill for most Australians but a company with a reputation for corporate bastardry is no great loss
EKnightOfficial Does anybody even like this excuse for a human being. He makes me shudder.
EKnightOfficial Hello boys and boys! I’m here to tell you this is FAKE NEWS! I simply haven’t declared war on cabin crew. In fact I’m fond of you know many of you intimately 😉
EKnightOfficial oh dear
EKnightOfficial This is the end of Joyce
EKnightOfficial I put Qantas with Harvey Norman as on of the companies I will never deal with