Qantas flight attendant sues airline for $500K after her name was ‘negligently’ published online

A Qantas flight attendant is suing the airline for almost half a million dollars in damages, claiming her name was ‘negligently’ published on a list of drug and alcohol management course participants.

The Queensland woman claims she suffered ‘considerable pain, suffering, inconvenience and disability’ in 2020 when her name was published on the Qantas intranet as part of a list of staff who attended a ‘drug and alcohol management plan’ two years earlier.

In the claim filed in Brisbane District Court last month, the woman alleges the published details stated her ‘participation’ in the course was mandatory and ‘was as a consequence of being under the influence of alcohol whilst at work’.

The woman refuted those allegations and claims her participation in the course was voluntary and denied being under the influence of alcohol while at work in 2018, The Courier Mail reported.

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A Qantas flight attendant is suing the airline and is seeking $489,850 in damages (stock image)

She claimed the airline should have ensured private, sensitive and/or inaccurate personal details were not published on a portal accessed by other staff.

‘The said information … was private and sensitive to (the attendant),’ the claim states. 

She alleged she required medical and psychological treatment, which impacted on her earnings.

The woman is seeking $300,000 in damages for future economic loss and $100,000 in past economic loss.

The $489,850 compensation figure also covers general damages, future treatment needs and superannuation losses.

The latest drama for Qantas (pictured) follows a series of flight incidents in recent weeks

The woman states in her claim that while she worked for labour hire company Maurice Alexander Management, she was subject to the ‘same working terms and conditions as if she was an employee’ of Qantas.

Maurice Alexander Management cites one of its principal activities as ‘the supply of flight attendant staff to Qantas’.

Her LinkedIn profile states she has worked for the company since 2006 and is still an employee, The Courier Mail reported.

No defence has been filed and a hearing date has not been set.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Qantas for comment.

The latest drama comes after a turbulent few weeks for the airline plagued with a series of emergency landings and mid-flight turn backs.

A passenger and flight attendant were rushed to hospital after a plane hit severe turbulence on its way to Hervey Bay from Brisbane in the most recent incident on Wednesday.

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The flight attendant alleged she suffered ‘considerable pain’ after she claimed her name was ‘negligently’ published on a list of drug and alcohol management course participants (stock image)