Sydney, Oct 31 (ANI): Australia's embattled national carrier Qantas Airways will start flying again from today after an unprecedented grounding.
The airline's chief executive Alan Joyce announced that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has allowed Qantas' fleet to be back in the air.
Joyce said the ruling would end all industrial action by the three unions representing long-haul pilots, licensed engineers, baggage handlers and ground staff, and provide certainty to customers.
"Our message today is that all our customers can book with confidence with the airline, because all industrial action now ceases," the Courier Mail quoted Joyce, as saying.
"We are putting on extra staff at the airports to assist our customers. We'll have all international services ready to go for this afternoon and we'll be returning to business as usual over the next 24 hours," he added.
The company had grounded its entire fleet of 108 aircraft around the world on Saturday due to the ongoing strike by its workers over issues related to payment and working conditions.
According to the Herald Sun, the busy Sydney-Melbourne route will be the first one back in operation.
The first flights from Melbourne are expected to depart at 3pm local time. (ANI)
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