Qantas cancels, delays more flights amid strike

SYDNEY — Qantas Airways says thousands of its passengers are facing delays and canceled flights because of a strike by its engineers.

Australia’s flagship airline says a four-hour strike Monday by the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association is forcing the airline to cancel 40 flights and delay another 24 by up to three-and-a-half hours.

The union has staged a series of strikes over the past six weeks as it fights the airline over pay and work conditions.

Qantas says Monday’s strike will impact the travel plans of more than 11,000 passengers.