{"id":86633,"date":"2023-03-06T11:48:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T01:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=86633"},"modified":"2023-03-06T11:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T01:18:34","slug":"serious-disruptions-expected-at-melbourne-airport-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/serious-disruptions-expected-at-melbourne-airport-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious Disruptions Expected At Melbourne Airport This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers responsible for refuelling Qantas planes at Melbourne Airport are set to walk off the job in their fight for a new pay deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/david-and-will\/david-and-will-podcast-6-march-2023\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"David and Will podcast - 6 March 2023\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FIVEAA Breakfast\u2019s David Penberthy reported on Monday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Transport Workers Union has said for 24 hours starting this Wednesday they are going to refuse to refuel any planes going in and out of Melbourne \u2013 that\u2019s both at the domestic and the international terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe impact that\u2019s going to have is needless to say going to be pretty massive. If you\u2019ve got plans to travel there for work or recreation this Wednesday you might want to have a bit of a look at it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBrace yourself for a bit of chaos\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/news\/victoria\/transport-workers-union-has-told-refuelling-company-rivet-that-its-members-plan-to-strike-on-wednesday-over-a-pay-dispute\/news-story\/dcd09aee92a87dfff49d400df4c44551\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heraldsun.com.au<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Transport Workers Union has told refuelling company Rivet that its members plan to strike from 4am Wednesday over a protracted pay dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company\u2019s major client is Qantas and the move is expected to spark serious disruptions for travellers as the airline scrambles to find staff to refuel flights out of Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is expected the 24-hour strike, lodged with the Fair Work Commission, will impact domestic and international flights with Qantas, QLink and freight carriers such as DHL.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/david-and-will\/weekend-sport-wrap-with-stephen-rowe\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Weekend Sport Wrap with Stephen Rowe\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/david-and-will\/timmy-g-worried-after-port-s-loss-to-freo\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Timmy G worried after Port\u2019s loss to Freo\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers responsible for refuelling Qantas planes at Melbourne Airport are set to walk off the job in their fight for a new pay deal. 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