{"id":21846,"date":"2022-06-25T16:47:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T11:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21846"},"modified":"2022-06-25T16:47:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T11:17:20","slug":"qantas-airlines-savaged-in-a-fake-ad-aimed-at-current-controversies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/qantas-airlines-savaged-in-a-fake-ad-aimed-at-current-controversies\/","title":{"rendered":"Qantas Airlines savaged in a fake ad aimed at current controversies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\" id=\"story-intro\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Australia\u2019s once-beloved national carrier has been savaged in a fake ad aimed at the airline\u2019s treatment of employees and travelers. Qantas has been savaged in a satirical advertisement for the once-beloved national carrier.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The airline\u2019s treatment of employees during the pandemic and current drop in standards has drawn heavy criticism. In the fake ad aired on ABC\u2019s 730, comedian Mark Humphries styles himself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qantas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Qantas <\/a>pilot welcoming passengers aboard.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Following QANTAS\u2019 recent issues, here\u2019s a new inflight video for the embattled airline. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Alb2Dd5Sp\">pic.twitter.com\/6Alb2Dd5Sp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mark Humphries (@markhumphries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markhumphries\/status\/1539926321148854272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Qantas Airlines | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video hits out at staff lack affecting the airline after it fired thousands of employees during the pandemic. Having stood down roughly two-thirds of its 30,000-strong workforce, the airline also pocketed $855 million in job keeper from the Aussie taxpayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>On Friday, Qantas offered to pay its employees a one-off bonus of $5000, along with permanent wage growth of two percent to \u201cshare the benefits of its recovery\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unions slammed the tactic and called for the bonus to be paid to all workers, including 2000 found by the Federal Court to have been illegally let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qantas\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Qantas <\/a>boss Alan Joyce was told to have brought home $24 million, which he attributed to the airline\u2019s strong performance. Mr. Joyce\u2019s salary is since believed to have shrunk to around $2 million post-pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-union-national-secretary-michael-kaine-said\">Union National Secretary Michael Kaine said <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Transport Workers Union National Secretary Michael Kaine said under Mr. Joyce, \u201cQantas has led a years-long war on employees to control the decline in wages and conditions in aviation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the pandemic, the airline\u2019s debt level spiraled to $6.4 billion, but with the recovery of air travel, has shrunk to $4.0 billion and the company states it is on track to return to profit in FY23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/15\/cci-approves-acquisition-of-airasia-india-by-air-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">CCI approves acquisition of AirAsia India by Air India<\/a>         <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/18\/united-airlines-delivers-baby-formula-at-the-usas-dulles-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">United Airlines Delivers Baby Formula at the USA\u2019s Dulles Airport<\/a>         <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/23\/wizz-air-announces-new-flights-from-saudi-arabia-to-uae-and-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Wizz Air announces new flights from Saudi Arabia to UAE and Europe<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The ad also heavily poked fun at a wellness festival reportedly attended by Qantas executives in April this year as travel systems buckled under the return of passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c26a6750e0f19ec49e1ed45be8eaed902931e0cf-16x9-x0y276w5293h2977.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Intended as a means of luring employees back to the office, the festival is told to have included daily events including yoga, Zumba, and pilates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qantas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Qantas <\/a>boss Alan Joyce blamed chaos at airports as passengers returned as a sign of them not being \u201cmatch fit\u201d \u2013 a comment he later back-pedaled on to blame security staff lack.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our Telegram group for the latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s once-beloved national carrier has been savaged in a fake ad aimed at the airline\u2019s treatment of employees and travelers. 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