CV and mad panic behaviour

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IATA governed the rules, NOT Qantas and not the Feds !!

Joyce was one of the first airline CEOs to promote the idea of a vaccination passport for air travel.  This time last year, the Murdoch media got stuck into Joyce for proposing mandatory vaccination for airline travelers and claimed that it wouldn't work.  That was well before the IATA had developed a position/policy on vaccinations.  It had introduced a passenger spacing model that wasn't accepted by all member airlines (around 80% of the world's airlines are members).

See: https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-up...EzEALw_wcB

I wonder if they're still convinced that mandatory vaccination for airline travelers won't work.

IATA set up the vaccination passport model and app for its members.  However, it doesn't make the regulations for individual airlines or nations.  The Federal Government decides who comes to Australia and under what conditions.  Similarly, QANTAS determines what's best for its business, not IATA.  Have a look at the IATA website to see the travel restrictions map and the range of restrictions imposed by governments, ours included.

QANTAS also has a vaccination bonus program for its frequent flyers and it was the first major Australian company to mandate vaccination for its workforce.  That's not altruism, it's all about profits, as well as Australian workplace laws.