Airline short on baggage handlers asks executives to fill in

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Qantas called on managers and executives to volunteer over the next three months

for tasks including sorting and scanning bags, moving them from belt loaders onto the aircraft, and driving bag-carrying vehicles – known as “tugs” – from aircraft to the terminal.

Travel is picking up after a long pandemic period during which Australians were mostly not allowed to leave the country or, in some cases, travel to other states. The company said it is grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases and other illnesses, such as influenza, during the winter period Down Under.

Much of the problem stems from an industry-wide labour shortage, as airlines misjudged how long it would take for travel to scale back up following pandemic shutdowns. Qantas laid off about 1,700 ground handlers in 2020, outsourcing the work in a bid to trim costs. The country’s workplace watchdog ruled the move illegal, and Qantas is currently challenging that ruling in court.

 

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😂🤣 used to work that job... a huge underestimated importance to the airline industry. They treated me like shit and I left. Taste of their own medicine if you ask me.

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