Protestors gathered in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday afternoon calling on Qantas and Jetstar to refuse to carry unsuccessful asylum seekers whom the federal government wants to deport.
Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul said protesters targeted Qantas because of the company's public profile.
Victorian Greens upper house MP Huong Truong backed the protest outside Jetstar's Melbourne office calling upon Qantas management to refuse being, what she says is complicit in breaking up families