Loss of 20 million dollars a day will be on strike suspension without pay

　　According to Xinhua News Agency, Chief Executive of Qantas ailun·qiaoyisi emergency press conference in Sydney said his 29th early morning decided to stop flying. The decision was approved by the Qantas Board.

　　”In fact, I boldly making grounded decisions, it is an incredible and difficult decisions. ”

　　Labour dispute going on for several months could not be resolved

　　By Joyce, the company’s management and the Union representing the pilots, engineers and ground staff before agreement on wages and working conditions, grounded all 108 aircraft.

　　Joyce could not meet the requirements of staff, “the long run, it would destroy the Qantas”.

　　Qantas and staff in the labour dispute going on for several months, several negotiations between the two sides failed to talk about long, triggering large-scale short-term strike multiple times.

　　Joyce said that the night of 31st, employees will be participating in the strike wound down, Qantas is no longer asking them to post, the staff will also be without pay.

　　Joyce’s estimation, comprehensive grounding will give Qantas a $ 20 million loss a day.

　　Qantas grounded due to release news, reaction immediately exploded.

　　Employees, who with Qantas management on wages and working conditions grounded due to pilots ‘ Union said negotiations decided to overreact, staggering, was “on the country’s throat head” is a “direct threat” and called for Qantas should be “immediate dismissal” Joyce.

　　Australia Qantas 29th grounded all domestic and international flights, was outside as “incredible” step.

　　Qantas announced after the grounding, Qantas pilot Union, trade unions, competitors, Government of sth Reaction violent.

　　Qantas domestic and international departure there will be no more flights

　　Qantas 29th public notice to all of a sudden, grounded due to announce a decision. Statement said from GMT on 29th to Qantas grounded all flights. 31st night onwards, all involved employees will be suspended it.

　　”Pilots, engineer and baggage, ground and service officers on Australian shipping as an indispensable sth Therefore, Qantas grounded all flights, “Qantas said,” is the practice flying planes will complete this mission, but Qantas there will be no more domestic and international departure flight. ”

　　Qantas was “psychic suicide”, because employees strike by the company for months weekly loss of 15 million Australian dollars (about 16 million dollars).

　　Factor for months before the strike, Qantas had more than 600 flights have been canceled, some 70,000 passengers were affected. The Qantas grounded all flights will involve Australia 22 airports 108 aircraft.

　　Qantas outsiders shocked released this statement, AFP comments that Qantas move as “incredible”, Reuters calls “unprecedented” and “Tourism of catastrophe”.

　　17 delegations to the Conference of the Commonwealth were trapped

　　Qantas “stunt” efforts by surprise, which also includes 17 delegations attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government.

　　The 53rd session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is being held in Western Australia Perth, the capital, including the United Kingdom the Queen yilishabaiershi, and thousands of representatives of the Member States, government officials attended.

　　Conference organisers confirmed on 29th, 17 participating delegations booking Qantas air tickets going to leave after the end of the 30th meeting of Perth, but Qantas decided to disrupt the delegation trip suddenly grounded flights.

　　The spokesman refused to identify the delegation who were stranded from which countries, but said Qantas flight practice flying routes throughout the Pacific Islands, Africa and other places.

　　”In fact, I boldly making grounded decisions, it is an incredible and difficult decisions. ”

　　-The Qantas Chief Executive Officer ailun·qiaoyisi

　　”It’s on the throat of turret at the national, is a straightforward threat, should immediately dismiss Joyce. ”

　　– The Qantas pilots Union

　　”I am very concerned about the future of Qantas. ”

　　– Australia infrastructure building and Transport Minister andongni·aerbaneisai

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