Jetstar is preparing to make major flight schedule changes through January in anticipation of pilot strikes continuing into the new year, as it braces for pilots to walk off the job this weekend.
Customers remain in the dark about whether their flights will be cancelled or significantly delayed during pilots' four-hour work stoppages this Saturday and Sunday, with the Qantas-owned budget carrier still finalising how it will operate through the strike.At the same time, around 250 Jetstar baggage handlers and ground crew will hold two two-hour stopwork meetings at various times on Friday at Sydney, Melbourne, Avalon, Brisbane, Cairns and Adelaide airports.
"There’s a lot of detailed work required to comb through the schedule and work out how we can best minimise impact to customers," a Jetstar spokeswoman said. Qantas domestic pilots recently voted down a new wage agreement, and Qantas long-haul pilots are locked in negotiations. The pilots' union has said it will not take any industrial action between December 20 and January 3, with the potential to resume strikes after that. Pilots have voted to approve action, including stopworks, of up to 24 hours.
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