DIBP Industrial Action Mon 3 Aug

[kevrosmith]

Anyone travelling internationally on Monday 3 August should be aware of the Industrial action being undertaken by employees of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP).

National protected industrial action by Immigration and Border Protection staff - The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection Service Newsroom

Recommendations include arriving early for check-in (according to the airline's guidelines) and promptly proceed to immigration and customs clearance.

Qantas are allowing flight changes to be made, I guess to reduce the potential number of people needing to travel if they can change flights: Latest Qantas News

Virgin's Advice: http://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/bookings/flight-status/travel-alerts/

 

[ReLoad]

Got the email from QF yesterday about my flight to HKG monday, it's either going to be an incredibly long wait, or more Flounge time.

 

[Blackswan]

Thankfully PER isn't on the list