Qantas Flights Will Meet Severe Disruptions As Unions Strike For More Pay

Qantas travellers put on alert for flight disruptions as its engineers staged a fortnight industrial action in Melbourne.

A Qantas Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane travels down the runway as a Qantas Boeing 717 plane lands at Sydney International Airport on June 7, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Qantas travellers have been put on alert for flight disruptions as its engineers begin a fortnight of industrial action ahead of the football grand finals in Melbourne.

The strike, which started in Melbourne on the morning of Sept. 26, may have a ripple effect around the nation, causing more flight delays in the coming days, as the union has warned.