Airport chaos showing no signs of ending as workers threat striking and Qantas boss lashes out

Qantas says striking baggage handlers are doing a 'terrible, terrible thing' to Australians after walking off the job over current working conditions. 'Chronically overworked ground crew at aviation company dnata will today apply to the Fair Work Commission to hold a vote on strike action over the company’s attempt to push through an agreement that gives pay cuts to experienced workers and below award minimum conditions,' the spokesperson said. 'Ground crew have warned dnata that chronic understaffing, airport chaos and safety incidents will only get worse if the company doesn’t offer secure jobs at higher rates to attract and retain workers,' a spokesperson said. The CEO of Qantas Domestic and International Andrew David used the opportunity to lash out at the workers, who he said were betraying the Australian public Employees from the Dubai National Air Travel Agency are set to walk off the job after talks over increased pay have stopped A strike among Dnata workers would threaten to bring almost all international air travel to a halt with airlines virtually unable to operate out of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports. Travel chaos at airports is set to worsen as baggage handlers prepare to strike after pay deal talks ground to a halt and another crippling security issue hits check-ins Emirates-owned dnata is the third party ground crew firm used by 20 airlines, including Qantas, Etihad and Singapore Airlines, after many axed their own staff during the pandemic.