Qantas moves 400 jobs to the UK
Qantas, Australia’s national airline, is planning to move 400 international flight attendant jobs to London in a move the carrier says will save it £7.3m (€11m) a year.
A spokesman said in Sydney that no jobs would be lost from the change, and that he “expects a positive reaction” from the airline’s international flight attendants.
He said Qantas executives had already met union officials.
Qantas also wants to open a base for international crew in the northeastern Australian city of Brisbane, Dixon told reporters.
The carrier currently has more than 4,000 international flight attendants based in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.
Dixon said moving staff to London would make rosters more efficient and save money on meals and accommodation.
Dixon did not rule out moving more jobs offshore in the future.
“We have no plans at all at the moment to do any other things, (but) we’re a company that must continue to evolve, grow and may grow some more effectively.”
Qantas currently operates 21 flights a week to London via Singapore and Bangkok. This will increase by next year to 27 a week, Dixon said, including three new flights via Hong Kong.
