Jetstar cancels a quarter of flights ahead of Wednesday strike action

Jetstar has cancelled around a quarter of its domestic flights scheduled for Wednesday in preparation for an all-day strike by ground crew and baggage handlers amid a bitter standoff over pay and conditions. The Transport Workers Union told the airline Friday that about 250 of its members would walk off the job for 24 hours at Sydney, Melbourne, Avalon, Brisbane, Cairns and Adelaide airports starting Wednesday morning. Jetstar Monday confirmed it had cancelled 48 domestic flights - out of about 200 it operates daily - to "minimise the impact" of the stop-work. Other flights have been consolidated and some passengers have been moved onto flights operated by Qantas. The union says its members face irregular working hours, and is demanding a guaranteed minimum of 30 hours of work each week. <br/>