Strewth! Qantas Asks The Big Cheeses

[FatticusInch]

…to get their hands dirty in order to help out.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62460882

Ordinarily there’s no doubt that most senior executives would positively balk at the idea but given that they’re Aussies I reckon most might turn their hands to it?
Couldn’t imagine British Airways doing the same!

[aelmpvw]

so who's going to handle the executives essential workload while they're labouring for three months?

[naomi24]

Senior executives don't work 9 to 5 and since their remit is to ensure that business survives and thrives they're more likely to muck in than those employed in less responsible roles. I'd hazard an educated guess that you'll never hear a senior executive whine, 'But it isn't my job' - or take a day off for a sniffle.

[youngmafbog]

Quite Naomi, but most sat on here whining all day have no clue what it takes to run a business do they (they just think they do)?

[naomi24]

No, I don't think they do, ymb.

[Hopkirk]

This is probably a PR exercise. Even if some do it, it will be a drop in the ocean of what is needed.

[Buenchico]

If a UK (or UK-based) airline did the same thing here, it probably wouldn't help much anyway. Part of the problem that UK airports are experiencing with recruiting new baggage handlers is the amount of time (often many months) that Government agencies are taking to handle security clearances. Just because a senior airline company executive works in their plush London HQ, doesn't mean that they'll be permitted to work 'airside' at an airport. They'd still need to wait months for their security clearance to come through.

It seems that the Aussies are somewhat better at such things!

(There could also be complications here in the UK because the baggage handlers and check-in staff aren't usually employed by the airline whose bags they're shifting. Staff wearing the uniforms of easyJet, Ryanair, British Airways, etc - together with their baggage handlers - are far more likely to actually be employed by firms like Swissport and Menzies Aviation)

[FatticusInch]

I post a story about Qantas senior execs and two ‘captains of industry’ use it as an excuse to slag other ABers.
Sad.

[naomi24]

//If a UK (or UK-based) airline did the same thing here....//

....the Unions would probably call the rest of the workforce out on strike! (Sorry Chris. Couldn't resist). :o)

[Hopkirk]

Well it is fraught with potential for industrial unrest.
If these temporary baggage handlers are on megabucks, then I would understand the full time baggage handlers feeling aggrieved.

[douglas9401]

'probably'. :-)

[jno]

the Aussie process is much simpler, Buenchico. All you have to do is tie a kangaroo down, pack a swag, explain the difference between a root and a rort, and sink a pint of Foster's.

The last is the one that takes some time.

[237SJ]

Most senior managers would have an airside pass.