Anne Guirguis had worked at Qantas for 27 years when she was sacked from her job cleaning international aircraft in Sydney during the depths of COVID-19 in February 2021.
Damien Pollard started at Qantas in 2008, the same year Alan Joyce took over as chief executive, and had been working as a baggage handler in Canberra until the pandemic closed Australia’s borders. He learned he lost his job through a pre-recorded video message that played in the tearoom on his break.
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Ayesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets. Connect with Ayesha on Twitter. Email Ayesha at ayesha.dekretser@afr.com.au
