‘There will be disruptions’: Airport chaos warning as more than 1000 workers walk off the job
Aussie travellers have been warned to brace for “disruptions” at airports across the country as more than 1000 workers walk off the job as part of a push for better conditions.
Hundreds of ground workers from dnata are expected to walk off the job on Friday after nearly a year of bargaining with the major airline for better pay and conditions.
The stoppages will last for four hours.
Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) National Secretary Michael Kaine warned passengers to expect disruptions on Friday morning.
“There will be disruptions today. You don’t take a thousand people out of ground services in Australia without there being disruptions,” Mr Kaine told Today.
Camera IconTravellers have been warned to expect disruptions amid industrial action at airports across the country. NewsWire / Naomi Jellicoe Credit: News Corp Australia
Mr Kaine said while disruptions were “regrettable”, there needed to be “better terms and conditions to maintain and attract workers”.
“And that’s what these workers are standing up for today,” he said.
He said there would be flight delays, however he noted airlines were informed of the action earlier this week and had likely taken steps to minimise disruption.
It is understood the action could affect up to five flights in Brisbane’s international terminal on Friday, with dnata only handling a small number of international carriers at Brisbane Airport.
Unloading of baggage could also be slower for those five flights.
A Brisbane Airport spokesperson said 75,000 people were expected to travel through the airport on Friday, with it tipped to be “business as usual for the vast majority” of travellers.
More to come.
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