Lesley Yeomans: Qantas asks bosses to work as baggage handlers and drivers as labour crisis takes off

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 9, 2022 · 1m

Qantas has asked corporate executives to work as baggage handlers after getting itself in a pickle during the pandemic.

The airline asked senior executives and managers to join a new contingency programme working as handlers up to five days a week for three months, overseas media reported.

The Australian newspaper said Qantas bosses had previously worked at airports in peak times, but the new programme showed how severe worker shortages now were.

The newspaper said the airline's head of operations wanted at least 100 volunteers to work at Sydney and Melbourne airports.

Jobs would reportedly…