Qantas says it is ready for the festive season and has contingency plans in place to compensate for an ageing fleet and engineering strikes that threaten to disrupt travellers across Australia this summer.
As Alliance Unions engineers downed tools on Friday and with another strike planned for December 20, Qantas Domestic CEO Markus Svensson said the airline had invested heavily to make sure passengers make it home on time at Christmas.
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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
