A man who squashed a lemon meringue pie into the face of Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce in Australia said he was protesting against his advocacy for same-sex marriage.

Someone’s going to end up with egg on their face.

Qantas Airways’ credit rating has been downgraded, but the Australian company says it remains in a strong funding position.

An Australian court has ended the union strikes and abrupt grounding of the Qantas Airways fleet after it stranded tens of thousands of passengers.

Australia’s government ordered an emergency arbitration hearing today after Qantas Airways grounded its global fleet amid a bitter dispute with striking workers, stranding passengers around the world.