Jetstar cancels 10 per cent of January flights, weighs selling planes | pwhatch
, to manage the risk that Australian Federation of Air Pilots members will strike through its busiest month of the year, amid a stand-off over wages and conditions.Jetstar cancelled 90 services over weekend as pilots walked off the job for four hours on Saturday and Sunday, and cancelled about 20 on Friday when ground crew went on strike.
The pilots' union has said it will not take any industrial action from December 20 to January 3 but can resume after that, with the option of work stoppages of up to 24 hours.The Qantas-owned budget carrier said on Monday that the cost of disruption and cancellation in December and January would be $20 million to $25 million.
Jetstar said it had undertaken a review of its fleet and network to "protect the airline's ongoing profitability", and identified three Boeing 787 Dreamliners currently flying loss-making or marginal international routes that it is considering selling.
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