It is now November but I thought rather than commence a new thread I would again contribute to this one. Moderators - please move if appropriate.
For the planned Australian-airport wide strike on Monday 9 November, it is likely that all passengers, many of whom would not have English as a first language or in some cases be completely unable to speak, read or write English have notice of this strike and the claim by airlines that passengers should arrive three hours prior to their flights (which for most of us just means a queue at economy check-ins?)
I'm particularly thinking of those without smartphones - older family travellers and so on, some of whose relatives themselves might not know.
Last time when these were limited duration strikes and staggered between airports, it was all a bit of a non event because management manned the departure booths and the arrival procedures. This time, if it goes ahead, it will supposedly be at every airport, so it may be harder to bring in management in the numbers required.
Are planes likely to be delayed because some passengers turn up to the airport significantly closer to flight departure times and then have a struggle (say in the morning at MEL, SYD or BNE) getting through immigration, or is the 'effect' of this indsutrial action likely to be exaggerated?
