Guess who we are flying to Singapore with at Xmas?An independent tribunal in Australia has ordered a permanent end to the industrial dispute that has grounded all Qantas flights.
Fair Work Australia issued its ruling after hearing evidence from the airline, unions and government at an emergency session in Melbourne.
Qantas had wanted the ruling and said it expected some flights could now resume within hours.
Nearly 70,000 people have been affected by flight cancellations in 22 nations.
Correspondents say the ruling is likely to be seen as a victory for Qantas, which has been seeking to end long-running disputes with three unions, and for the government, which wanted the stand-off resolved quickly.
A government lawyer said the shutdown had been costing the economy "tens of millions of dollars" every hour.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the tribunal decision "provides certainty for Qantas passengers", adding: "We will be getting our aircraft back up in the air as soon as we possibly can. It could be as early as Monday afternoon on a limited schedule with the approval of the regulator."
The trade row had come to a head in August after the airline announced plans for restructuring and moving some operations to Asia.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15513219
Phew!!
Phew!!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Some good coming of it..
A London escort is also taking advantage of the situation, with @HeathrowEscort offering her services via Twitter to any Qantas customers stranded in Heathrow Airport.
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“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”