Former Qantas captain blasts ‘unimaginable’ situation at airline

A recently retired Qantas captain has taken aim at Qantas governance, saying it’s “unimaginable” that management should receive pay boosts while the airline is failing to perform.

Alan Joyce yesterday announced he’d step down immediately, and there are calls for chairman Richard Goyder to resign and for Mr Joyce to be stripped of his bonuses.

“For the passengers and the staff that have suffered at the hands of poor Qantas governance … they find it unimaginable that the CEO and executives should get a massive pay boost when the airline is failing,” former Qantas captain Richard de Crespigny told Ross and Russel.

Press PLAY below to hear his scathing criticism of Qantas