Jetstar passengers face further delays and cancellations next week with industrial action by ground crew and pilots set to continue amid a standoff with management that shows no sign of ending anytime soon
Holidaymakers and travellers could face further disruptions in the coming weeks after Jetstar's CEO said the budget airline will not bow to "unsustainable" union demands.
"We want to get to an agreement but not at any cost," Mr Evans said. "If we agreed to the cost increases from the AFAP and the TWU [Transport Workers Union], that would put unbelievable pressure on our business model, and it would put unsustainable upward pressure on low fares, which is at the heart of what we do."Mr Evans said the offer Jetstar had on the table for its pilots equated to a 3 per cent pay rise.
"We apologise to the travelling public for the disruption and we want to emphasise that this is the only course that Jetstar has left workers to take," said TWU national secretary Michael Kaine. "We appreciate how this industrial action ... is having an effect of uncertainty and frustration for our customers and we are doing everything that we possibly can here to minimise disruption to customers to try and get everyone away on their original day of travel," Mr Evans said.
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