don't fly Qantas protest gains momentum
Jun 23, 2019, 9:21 pm
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don't fly Qantas protest gains momentum
just recd my 12 email about not flying Qantas due to the CEOs very biased political views. Must say, it seems to be gaining a lot of momentum & must be costing Qantas many millions. Think Joyce's time is up. Time for a CEO who doesn't use the airline to sprout his personal views.
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Jun 23, 2019, 11:27 pm
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I'm not across the "protest movement" at all ... what am I missing out on??
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Jun 24, 2019, 1:17 am
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Jun 24, 2019, 2:13 am
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While Joyce has obviously been unpopular in a lot of quarters and there have been some dubious decisions made over the years, I am unable to find any reference to this movement in a cursory search. Is the OP able to provide a link?
Jun 24, 2019, 2:27 am
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Purely for context, I suspect this relates to the current dispute between Israel Folau and Rugby Australia, where it has been alleged Qantas put some pressure on RA over some comments Folau made. It is getting a lot of air time, and I wouldn't be surprised if some are proposing a boycott of Qantas for this reason - not that I've seen or heard or read of anything. As per moderator instructions, debating this, or going into this any further will see this thread shut down.
Jun 24, 2019, 2:42 am
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Also saw something over the weekend about people getting up in arms about the use of cheap prison labour to do headphones and that the pay is less than a dollar an hour of something.
Jun 24, 2019, 3:37 am
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All of this is news to me. In spite of the CEO's opinion on external matters, the company has strengthened its weak standing of some years ago. If people embargo QF because of current politics, that's great. If they hold award seats or paid bookings I hope they cancel. That (might) allow others to have cheaper fares or get award space.
Jun 24, 2019, 1:53 pm
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Emirates, Qatar and Etihad will fly you to other regions in the world that might have values more consistent with your own 
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Jun 24, 2019, 9:14 pm
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I believe part of the problem that this "movement" has with QF is the perceived duplicity of QF speaking out against Folau while on the other hand maintaining commercial arrangements with QR and EK.
Jun 24, 2019, 9:53 pm
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I still have seen nothing from this so called movement
Jun 24, 2019, 9:57 pm
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Lots of chatter on facebook groups.
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Jun 24, 2019, 9:57 pm
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Those airlines are owned by governments of countries that make homosexuality illegal.
Jun 24, 2019, 10:10 pm
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A gay CEO of Qantas getting involved with gay issues through the airline & yet at same time happy to do lots of business with EK.
Persecution of best rugby player in Australia who is some sort of preacher, who quoted the bible & gets sacked from very good rugby contract, while at same time many rugby league players(an inferior version of rugby) bash their wives/police take drugs & nothing happens.
But say something in a facebook post that airline CEO doesn't agree with & ...
While at same time Islamic preachers in Australia call for death to infidels & nothing is said whatsoever.
What's the world coming to ?
Jun 24, 2019, 10:14 pm
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Purely for context, I suspect this relates to the current dispute between Israel Folau and Rugby Australia, where it has been alleged Qantas put some pressure on RA over some comments Folau made. It is getting a lot of air time, and I wouldn't be surprised if some are proposing a boycott of Qantas for this reason - not that I've seen or heard or read of anything. As per moderator instructions, debating this, or going into this any further will see this thread shut down.
Sacked rugby player is going to court this Friday. Taking rugby Australia to the cleaners maybe for religious persecution & he may win & then it will get really interesting. The anitgay preacher will have to be allowed back into rugby, playing for the Qantas Wallabies(Australia), while Qantas is led by a very outspoken gay CEO.
It's a freedom of speech thing & you can hardly be discriminated against for quoting the bible.