Qantas cancels all its flights at Singapore airport

Qantas cancels all its flights at Singapore airport

Australian flag carrier Qantas, hit by labor disputes, canceled all its flights to and from Singapore's Changi Airport on Saturday evening, local media reported on Sunday.

Changi Airport Group advised affected passengers not to go to the airport and check the website of Qantas for options available.

Qantas Airways grounded all aircraft and canceled its domestic and international flights on Saturday as an intensifying labor dispute disrupted travel for tens of thousands of passengers. Qantas announced that it had locked out workers represented by three of its employee unions, including those that represent pilots and baggage handlers.

The decision of Qantas to ground all aircraft affects 108 planes at 22 airports.

Changi Airport Group said that it was working closely with Qantas to help affected passengers and that "the airline will try to put affected passengers on other airlines as far as possible, on a case-by-case basis. Unfortunately the situation is very tight. "

The labor dispute is the worst Qantas has faced since 2008.

Editor: Yamei Wang

English.news.cn   2011-10-30 10:59:33 FeedbackPrintRSS
SINGAPORE, Oct. 30 (Xinhua)