By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, 01.11.2011 (Business Standard): Small and big businesses, especially those affiliated with tourism, were counting the cost after Fair Work Australia, the country’s industrial relations body, ordered an end to the dispute between the management of Qantas, the national airline, and union members.
Destination New South Wales, for instance, estimates Parramasala, a unique international festival which celebrates South Asian Arts, could lose A$750,000 due to artists not arriving and lost business for restaurants and hotels. The festival began yesterday with a Deepavali Fair and runs until November 6. Five Indian artists from a musical group are due to leave Delhi on a code-share flight with Qantas and festival organisers fear that if an alternative flight cannot be found, performances may need to be cancelled and 1,600 tickets refunded.