Cathay Pacific operating at 2 per cent of normal capacity as Hong Kong remains sealed off
2 years, 10 months ago

Cathay Pacific operating at 2 per cent of normal capacity as Hong Kong remains sealed off

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific is operating at just 2 per cent of its normal passenger capacity, the carrier has reported, as the international business hub remains sealed off to much of the world. He announced that the airline would continue operation at around 2 per cent of its usual passenger volume, maintaining less than one third of its cargo flight load as Hong Kong’s border restrictions remain strict. Hong Kong has had one of the world’s strictest pandemic border policies, largely due to aligning with China’s response; while since the emergence of the Omicron variant, cases in the territory have soared. “As Hong Kong’s home airline, we are resolutely committed to keeping the flow of people and cargo between Hong Kong and the rest of the world safely moving, and to protecting and enhancing the city’s aviation hub status despite the challenging circumstances presented by COVID-19,” Mr Healy said in today’s statement.

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Once the pride of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific becomes government’s punchbag
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Once the pride of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific becomes government’s punchbag

Al Jazeera  

Flag carrier has become a regular target of government criticism as it struggles to recover from the COVID pandemic. After Cathay cancelled more than 700 flights scheduled between December and February, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu told local reporters he was “very concerned” and wanted local aviation to “rebuild its capacity fast”. In an article the following month, …

Hong Kong to reopen Cathay’s in-town airport check-in after more than 3 years of Covid lockdown
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong to reopen Cathay’s in-town airport check-in after more than 3 years of Covid lockdown

Hindustan Times  

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.’s check-in desks in Hong Kong’s central business district will reopen Wednesday, after a more than three-year shutdown sparked by Covid. A signage for Cathay Pacific Airways at the departures hall of Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. Cathay will be the sole airline offering in-town check-in services, and only from 6 am to 3 pm, …

Cathay Pacific Fires Crew Members Over Viral Clip Alleging Discrimination Against Non-English Speakers
1 year, 7 months ago

Cathay Pacific Fires Crew Members Over Viral Clip Alleging Discrimination Against Non-English Speakers

News 18  

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has terminated the employment of three cabin crew members following an accusation via viral video post on social media made by a passenger regarding discriminatory behaviour towards non-English speakers, triggering anger in China. The dismissal occurred following a complaint made by a passenger through an online post, alleging that certain cabin crew members displayed disrespect …

Hong Kong airport’s passenger volume surges as China reopens
1 year, 10 months ago

Hong Kong airport’s passenger volume surges as China reopens

Hindustan Times  

The number of people passing through Hong Kong’s airport skyrocketed last month as travel restrictions eased and China reopened borders for the first time since the pandemic began. Hong Kong International Airport reported 2.1 million passengers in January, nearly 2,900% growth from the same period last year. FILE PHOTO: A passenger walks to the First Class counter of Cathay Pacific …

World's biggest welcome: Hong Kong offers 5 lakh free flight tickets to woo tourists after Covid isolation
1 year, 11 months ago

World's biggest welcome: Hong Kong offers 5 lakh free flight tickets to woo tourists after Covid isolation

India Today  

Hong Kong is ready to welcome the world back after a lull of more than three years over tough Covid curbs. Hong Kong leader John Lee unveiled on Thursday a promotion campaign that will include 5,00,000 free flights to lure visitors, businesses and investors back to the financial hub, Reuters reported. The government's rebranding campaign, "Hello, Hong Kong", bills itself …

Hong Kong carriers forced to cancel 150 flights to Japan
1 year, 11 months ago

Hong Kong carriers forced to cancel 150 flights to Japan

Firstpost  

New Delhi: At least 150 flights will be cancelled from Hong Kong to Japan in the coming month as the country continues to impose limits on planes from the city. The Seoul notice, posted on the embassy’s WeChat social media account, said the ban would continue until South Korea lifts its “discriminatory entry measures” against China. A South Korean Foreign …

Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases
1 year, 11 months ago

Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases

Firstpost  

For most of the pandemic, Hong Kong has aligned itself with China’s zero-COVID strategy, requiring those who tested positive to undergo quarantine. Many residents once had to be sent to hospitals or government-run quarantine facilities even when their symptoms were mild Hong Kong: Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 from 30 January as …

Chinese travellers head to Hong Kong for mRNA Covid vaccines: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Chinese travellers head to Hong Kong for mRNA Covid vaccines: Report

Hindustan Times  

Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system. Chinese travellers head to Hong Kong for mRNA Covid vaccines: Report A private hospital in the special Chinese administrative region of Hong …

Hong Kong businesses cheer China reopening, but warn there’s a long way to go
1 year, 11 months ago

Hong Kong businesses cheer China reopening, but warn there’s a long way to go

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Kiki Yang brought an empty green suitcase from Shenzhen to Hong Kong this week to load up on new purchases for her family and friends. Yang is one of tens of thousands of mainland Chinese visitors expected to be welcomed back in Hong Kong this week, as one of the world’s toughest border closures ends. “Everyone …

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure
2 years ago

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

NPR  

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure Enlarge this image toggle caption Bertha Wang/AP Bertha Wang/AP After years of separation from his wife in mainland China, Hong Kong resident Cheung Seng-bun made sure to be among the first in line following the reopening Sunday of border crossing points. Those crossing between Hong Kong and …

Travelers rush to take advantage of China reopening
2 years ago

Travelers rush to take advantage of China reopening

LA Times  

A woman holding a bouquet of flowers reacts with her relatives surrounded by journalists as she arrives from Hong Kong, at Terminal 3 international arrival hall of the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Sunday. Travelers crossing between Hong Kong and mainland China, however, are still required to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within the last 48 hours, …

Japan eases COVID curbs on flights from Hong Kong after backlash
2 years ago

Japan eases COVID curbs on flights from Hong Kong after backlash

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong travellers will be able to fly into three more Japanese airports than previously as measures eased. Japan has partially eased COVID-19 restrictions limiting flights from Hong Kong to a handful of designated airports following protests by the Chinese territory’s government. Japan, a popular destination for Hong Kong residents, will now allow travellers from the financial hub to fly …

Hong Kong scraps almost all remaining covid barriers for visitors
2 years ago

Hong Kong scraps almost all remaining covid barriers for visitors

Live Mint  

Asia’s financial hub will end social distancing, obligatory vaccine proof and almost all testing requirements for visitors, joining Beijing in accelerating moves to open up after three years of Covid-19 controls hit both economies. Hong Kong’s latest rollback came two weeks after authorities canceled the rule barring visitors from restaurants, bars and other venues for their first three days in …

Hong Kong Scraps Vaccine Pass, COVID-19 Tests for Travellers
2 years ago

Hong Kong Scraps Vaccine Pass, COVID-19 Tests for Travellers

News 18  

Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travellers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said on Wednesday. For most of the pandemic, Hong Kong has aligned itself with China’s “zero-COVID” strategy, requiring stringent COVID-19 tests and isolation for close contacts of infected cases as well as for incoming travellers. …

Hong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers
2 years ago

Hong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said Wednesday. For most of the pandemic, Hong Kong has aligned itself with China’s “zero-COVID” strategy, requiring stringent COVID-19 tests and isolation for close contacts of infected cases as well as for …

Hong Kong airport traffic surges after hotel quarantine scrapped
2 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong airport traffic surges after hotel quarantine scrapped

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong International Airport’s September passenger traffic volume increased by 133% from a year earlier, after authorities scrapped some of the city’s harshest travel restrictions, including requirements for hotel quarantine and a pre-boarding Covid test. Hong Kong International Airport’s September passenger traffic volume increased by 133% from a year earlier. Hong Kong is under mounting pressure to reopen as its …

Hong Kong to give away 500,000 free flights worth £225milllion
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong to give away 500,000 free flights worth £225milllion

Daily Mail  

Tourists will be offered free flights to Hong Kong in a bid to drive up visitor numbers, which have fallen by tens of millions a year since the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, in 2019, 56 million people visited Hong Kong as a whole, while just 184,000 visitors came to the city in the first eight months of this year …

Hong Kong to offer 500,000 free flight tickets to lure back tourists
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong to offer 500,000 free flight tickets to lure back tourists

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong is set to offer 500,000 free airline tickets in a bid to attract visitors …

Quarantine’s gone so why can’t I find a flight out of Hong Kong?
2 years, 3 months ago

Quarantine’s gone so why can’t I find a flight out of Hong Kong?

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong’s dreaded Covid quarantine policy may be gone, but don’t expect a return to the good old days of travel any time soon. Hong Kong’s main airline, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, has said it will take time to rebuild capacity as it brings back grounded planes and trains its workforce. Cathay’s slow rebuild reflects how Hong Kong still has …

Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader announced the city would no longer require incoming travelers to quarantine in designated hotels as it seeks to remain competitive and open up globally after nearly two years. Incoming travelers will also no longer need a negative PCR test within 48 hours before boarding a plane to Hong Kong, the city’s chief executive John …

Hong Kong to end quarantine after outcry from firms, residents
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong to end quarantine after outcry from firms, residents

Al Jazeera  

Move to lift travel restriction comes amid fears the former British colony is losing its competitive edge. Travellers to the city currently must undergo three days of hotel quarantine followed by four days of medical surveillance, during which they are restricted from entering certain venues including bars and restaurants. Hong Kong, which has been caught between mainland China’s ultra-strict “zero-COVID” …

Hong Kong to end mandatory COVID hotel quarantine for travelers
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong to end mandatory COVID hotel quarantine for travelers

LA Times  

Hong Kong’s leader announced Friday that the city would no longer require incoming travelers to quarantine in designated hotels, as it seeks to remain competitive and open up globally after nearly two years of strict COVID-19 pandemic rules. Additionally, incoming travelers will no longer need to have a negative PCR test within 48 hours of boarding a plane to Hong …

Hong Kong mulls changing Covid-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals
2 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong mulls changing Covid-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong said on Tuesday it aims to make an announcement soon on its controversial Covid-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals, as it wants to keep the city connected with the rest of the world and allow an "orderly opening-up". Travellers queue up for shuttle bus to quarantine hotels at the Hong Kong International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease …

Cathay Pacific losses narrow as COVID-19 restrictions ease
2 years, 4 months ago

Cathay Pacific losses narrow as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Wednesday that losses in the first half of the year narrowed as a relaxation in quarantine rules boosted passenger numbers. The company reported losses of about $5 billion Hong Kong dollars in the first six months, down from 7.57 billion Hong Kong dollars in the same period last year. Cathay’s …

Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
2 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week, the city’s leader said Monday. Hong Kong leader John Lee said arriving travelers must quarantine three days in a designated hotel, then undergo four days of medical surveillance during which their movements will be restricted via the use of a …

Hong Kong cuts coronavirus hotel quarantine for arrivals to 3 days
2 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong cuts coronavirus hotel quarantine for arrivals to 3 days

LA Times  

Hong Kong will cut the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals from a week to three days, the city’s leader said Monday. The policy, which takes effect Friday, will be Hong Kong’s shortest quarantine period for arrivals since the pandemic began. Hong Kong leader John Lee said arriving travelers must stay three days in a designated hotel, then undergo four …

Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID
2 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong lifts flight ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong announced Thursday it is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of canceled flights in recent months and thwarted travel plans for thousands. “The new measure is a decision made by the government after careful review of relevant data and taking into account the current peak period for international students returning to Hong …

Hong Kong eases some Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound travel
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong eases some Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound travel

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong will relax some Covid-19 testing requirements for incoming passengers as the city takes small steps toward easing travel restrictions. Hong Kong eases some Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound travel While travellers still need a nucleic acid test within 48 hours of the scheduled departure of their flight to the financial hub, they will no longer have to give …

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries

The Hindu  

Hong Kong will resume international flights from the United States, Britain and seven other countries, the government said on Monday as it announced a loosening of some of the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, Ms. Lam said Hong Kong will lift flight bans for the nine countries from April 1. Hong Kong, known as "Asia's World City", has seen …

Hong Kong to Lift Flight Ban on India from April, Cut Quarantine for Arrivals
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to Lift Flight Ban on India from April, Cut Quarantine for Arrivals

News 18  

Hong Kong has said that the city would lift flight bans on countries including Britain and the U.S., as well as reduce quarantine time for travellers arriving in the city as coronavirus infections in its latest outbreak plateaus. A flight ban on most of these countries has been in place since January, as authorities sought to stem the outbreak of …

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from 9 nations including India as Covid-19 cases plateau
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from 9 nations including India as Covid-19 cases plateau

India Today  

Hong Kong's leader Monday said that the city would lift flight bans on countries including Britain and the US, as well as reduce quarantine time for travellers arriving in the city as coronavirus infections in its latest outbreak plateaus. The city's chief executive Carrie Lam announced during a press conference Monday that a ban on flights from nine countries — …

Hong Kong tries to ‘relaunch’ its economy by lifting flight bans and cutting quarantine
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong tries to ‘relaunch’ its economy by lifting flight bans and cutting quarantine

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Hong Kong announced Monday that it would lift flight bans and shorten quarantine requirements after two years of tough Covid restrictions that have hurt the city’s economy and standing among global business. Lam said the bans weren’t necessary anymore since the coronavirus situation in Hong Kong was no longer any better than in other countries. …

Hong Kong eases quarantine amid angst over ‘zero COVID’ isolation
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong eases quarantine amid angst over ‘zero COVID’ isolation

Al Jazeera  

The international financial centre will lift bans on flights from nine countries and cut quarantine from April 1. Hong Kong will scrap flight bans and reduce quarantine for arrivals, amid mounting frustration with a strict “zero COVID” policy that has turned the financial centre into one of the world’s most isolated cities. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on …

Hong Kong to lift flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to lift flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals

India TV News  

Highlights Hong Kong's leader Monday said that the city would lift flight bans on countries. Hong Kong's leader Monday said that the city would lift flight bans on countries including Britain and the US, as well as reduce quarantine time for travelers arriving in the city as coronavirus infections in its latest outbreak plateaus. When the conditions are right, we …

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from U.S., cut quarantine time for arrivals
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from U.S., cut quarantine time for arrivals

LA Times  

Hong Kong said Monday that it would lift flight bans on the U.S. and other countries and reduce quarantine time for arrivals as coronavirus infections in its latest outbreak plateau. A flight ban on most of these countries has been in place since January, as authorities sought to stem the outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in Hong Kong. …

Pandemic postcard: COVID outbreak leaves Hong Kong in limbo
2 years, 9 months ago

Pandemic postcard: COVID outbreak leaves Hong Kong in limbo

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms Hong Kong, it’s hard for its 7.4 million residents to know what’s next. “Honestly, I think government policies keep changing all the time and it’s hard for residents to follow,” said Alison Hui, a Hong Kong resident. Then, two weeks after the February announcement, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that the …

Hong Kong’s success in fending off COVID comes back to haunt
2 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong’s success in fending off COVID comes back to haunt

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. The fast-spreading mutation breached Hong Kong’s defenses and has been spreading rapidly through one of the world’s most densely populated places, overflowing hospitals and isolation wards and prompting measures to test the entire 7.4 …

Hong Kong turns to emergency powers for China help in COVID surge
2 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong turns to emergency powers for China help in COVID surge

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say ‘dire epidemic situation’ behind move as territory struggles to contain wave of Omicron cases. Hong Kong has invoked emergency powers so that doctors and nurses from mainland China can join its efforts to fight what it said was a “dire epidemic situation” as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the densely-populated territory. “Hong Kong is now …

‘No-COVID’ policy drags on Hong Kong economy as cases surge
2 years, 10 months ago

‘No-COVID’ policy drags on Hong Kong economy as cases surge

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Fung Shing Restaurant was bustling this week as customers came for one last taste of the traditional Cantonese dim sum that has made it famous. And people living in Hong Kong, which was handed over to Communist-ruled China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” approach, are used to greater freedoms than residents of …

Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as COVID-19 cases surge
2 years, 10 months ago

Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as COVID-19 cases surge

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Coronavirus patients lay in hospital beds or open-air tens amid record numbers of infections as Hong Kong doggedly adheres to its “zero-COVID” strategy, and China’s leader Xi Jinping said the local government’s “overriding task” was to control the situation. Xi directed Vice Premier Han Zheng to express to Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the concerns that Chinese …

Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as Covid cases surge
2 years, 10 months ago

Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as Covid cases surge

India Today  

Hospitals in Hong Kong were struggling to keep up with an influx of new coronavirus patients amid record numbers of new infections as the city's leadership doggedly sticks to its “zero-COVID” strategy, and China's leader Xi Jinping said it was the local government's “overriding task” to control the situation. Xi personally issued instructions and directed Vice Premier Han Zheng to …

Xi tells Hong Kong to control Omicron-fuelled outbreak
2 years, 10 months ago

Xi tells Hong Kong to control Omicron-fuelled outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Comments published in territory’s state-run Chinese language media comes with authorities expected to report record number of daily cases. China’s President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong’s government to take “all necessary measures” to bring the territory’s Omicron-fuelled outbreak of COVID-19 under control, according to reports published in pro-Beijing Chinese language media on Wednesday. “The Hong Kong government must take …

Hong Kong has ‘no plans’ for full lockdown, city’s leader insists
2 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong has ‘no plans’ for full lockdown, city’s leader insists

Al Jazeera  

Carrie Lam says ‘scale and speed of the spread of the virus’ has overwhelmed authorities. Hong Kong’s leader said the city had no plans for a citywide lockdown to help bring cases back to zero, even as she acknowledged that a growing omicron outbreak has exceeded its capacity to respond. “The situation is very serious.” Hong Kong will announce about …

Hong Kong could stay COVID hermit until 2024, business body warns
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong could stay COVID hermit until 2024, business body warns

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19 could keep the Asian financial hub cut off from most of the world until 2024 and fuel a large-scale exodus of international workers and executives, according to a draft report by the European Chamber of Commerce in the city. A reopening could then happen late next year or early 2024, the document said, adding …

HSBC sounds the alarm on Hong Kong's ultra-strict quarantine rules
2 years, 11 months ago

HSBC sounds the alarm on Hong Kong's ultra-strict quarantine rules

The Telegraph  

HSBC has raised the alarm on Hong Kong's strict quarantine rules by warning traders that the finance hub's extreme Covid measures are a risk to its business. Late last year its chief executive, Noel Quinn, backed China’s Covid approach, saying “it's important for Hong Kong to establish what they need to establish with China on reopening”. HSBC’s finance chief, Ewen …

Hong Kong bans transit flights from over 150 countries
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong bans transit flights from over 150 countries

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong International Airport said it will ban transit passengers from 150 countries and territories starting Sunday, tightening stringent travel controls in an effort to stem the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. Authorities also said Friday they will extend social distancing restrictions, including a ban on dining in after 6 p.m., by another two weeks …

Hong Kong suspends transit flights to most of world over Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong suspends transit flights to most of world over Omicron

Al Jazeera  

‘Asia’s World City’ continues descent into one of the most isolated urban centres on earth. Hong Kong will suspend for a month transit flights from approximately 150 countries and territories considered high risk because of the coronavirus, deepening the global financial hub’s isolation. Prior to the outbreak, which authorities said could be traced back to two aircrew members of Cathay …

‘COVID Zero’ Hong Kong pushes supply chain to breaking point
2 years, 11 months ago

‘COVID Zero’ Hong Kong pushes supply chain to breaking point

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong’s Omicron outbreak is dealing a double whammy to businesses. Those two separate blows are creating “a severe shortage of freight space,” said Gary Lau, the chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding & Logistics. Travel restrictions will ultimately translate to a spike in retail prices, said Michael Li, the vice honorary secretary of the Hong Kong …

‘Huge safety issue’: Hong Kong pilots’ warning over COVID rules
3 years ago

‘Huge safety issue’: Hong Kong pilots’ warning over COVID rules

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong’s “zero COVID” policies are making working conditions so unbearable for aircrew that they pose a potential safety risk, pilots who have worked in the aviation hub have warned. “I do believe it’s a safety problem, and it’s a big safety problem,” a former pilot with Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific told Al Jazeera. Our Flight Crew People …

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