Overview

• About 70 pilots and cabin crew will be reassigned to larger bases in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
• Affected staff will receive confirmed flight support, accommodation allowances, relocation options and at least two years of rostering flexibility.
• The airline says services to Canberra, Hobart and Mildura will be maintained with no change to schedules.
• The move is tied to a QantasLink fleet upgrade adding Airbus A220 jets and more Q400 turboprops, including A220s on Canberra routes and an A220 engineering base that keeps more than 120 roles in the ACT.
• The Transport Workers Union condemned the closures, and Transport Minister Catherine King urged reconsideration and sought assurances of no job losses or reduced services, while Independent MP Andrew Wilkie also criticized the decision.