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The Transport Workers Union has accused Jetstar of “disgraceful blackmail tactics” after the airline reached a deal with striking groundstaff and baggage handlers.
An ATSB investigation has revealed how a flap and landing gear retraction incident was caused by Jetstar crew inadvertently miscalculating take-off speeds on an A320 flight from Sydney to Melbourne.
Jetstar workers will lose nearly $200,000 in lifetime pay because of an 18-month wage freeze instigated in 2014, an investigation commissioned by the Transport Workers Union claims.
Jetstar has claimed its operations were “largely unaffected” by Wednesday’s strike that saw 250 Transport Workers Union members walkout and 48 domestic flights cancelled.
Jetstar has cancelled a quarter of its domestic flights departing on Wednesday ahead of a planned walkout of 250 Transport Workers Union members.
Avalon Airport in Victoria has reduced parking fees by 25% for the next two months, in a move that the airport says is, “off the back of the recent news of Tullamarine Airport increasing its parking prices.”
