Category: Qantas

After a marathon late night sitting, the full bench of Fair Work Australia has ordered that all Qantas industrial action be terminated, clearing the way for the airline to begin flying as soon as Monday afternoon. Fair Work ruled that the industrial campaign by three Qantas unions – the ALAEA, TWU and AIPA – and

Virgin Australia says it will add an additional 3000 seats on services between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Mackay on October 31. The extra seats are in addition to ramped up services announced last week. Virgin also said it was working with Etihad to operate a 300-seat A340-600 on return services between Sydney

Even though it is likely that Qantas will return to the air following the Fair Work Australia hearing on the afternoon of October 30, there are still a number of passengers who will need to be recovered, and no doubt some interesting options to get people moving again. Virgin Australia has naturally been proactive on

Qantas group discount carrier Jetstar has said it is business as usual for the airline, and that it will offer dicounted fares to stranded Qantas passengers. Jetstar said it would offer an additional Sydney to Melbourne service today (October 30) and that more opportunities for additional services are being explored.  This content is available exclusively to