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  1. 29th October 2011, 05:16 PM #1
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    QANTAS fleet grounded

    Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced the International and Domestic fleet will be grounded from tomorrow until Unions return to work and stop planned work stoppages.

    Well, we want cheap air travel and they can't provide it without reduced wages - except Joyce, who pocketed and additional $2mil this year - but I reckon it was a dumb move for the Unions to take the path they have in this economic environment.

    I also reckon it's a dumb move by Joyce, it'll cost the company a fortune and maybe its future....


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  2. 29th October 2011, 05:19 PM #2
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    And my wife and I are meant to be flying to Melbourne this coming Saturday morning for my brothers wedding.

    I am thinking about driving now.

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  3. 29th October 2011, 05:24 PM #3
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    ...and that's just it. They can buggerize around getting blood from a stone and the other side not budging an inch, when the people who lose are the public - the people keeping the lot of them fed

    It doesn't affect JetStar, Qantas link or the airfreight mobs.

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    the news said it will cost $20m a day, think might be higher than that, plus how do you calculate lost customers and the emmotional cost.
    virgin blue probably very happy.
    is joyce very clever or very mad.
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    Exclamation QANTAS

    QANTAS has grounded its entire fleet, domestic and international.

    There are over 13,000 international passengers booked for travel in the next 24 hours who are not likely to go anywhere.

    In total 108 aircraft will be grounded in 22 airports around the world
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    Geez, this is getting serious!

    I'm supposed to fly with them next week for work, but I don't want to go anyway, and this may be the perfect excuse...
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.
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    At the end of the day QANTAS either cuts costs (including wages) or go out of business. Why the unions don't accept this (I'm sure they realise it) I don't know.

    If you want to blame someone for this mess, blame ourselves. We are all flying Virgin, Tiger, etc enjoying the cheap airfares then bleat when QANTAS can't compete.

    As for Joyce and his pay packet; that's what you have to pay for someone to run a business this big and complex. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.
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    I think the timing of Joyce' bonus was very poor but it's also performance related, so if the company doesn't perform, neither will/should his pay.

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    I'm due to fly with them on Monday. I'll be affected but good move by Qantas I reckon this has gone on long enough and it needs to be resolved.
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    Quote Originally Posted by inside View Post
    I'm due to fly with them on Monday. I'll be affected but good move by Qantas I reckon this has gone on long enough and it needs to be resolved.
    Maybe.
    But the timing is a deliverate move for max impact.
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