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Cathay Pacific warns of big capacity cuts due to flight crew quarantine
Hong Kong’s plan to impose a 14-day quarantine on all flight crew will lead to significantly more cuts in capacity for Cathay Pacific.
It says it may have to cut passenger seat capacity by about 60%.
The government is expected to impose the quarantine rules on aircrew starting next month.
If it goes ahead it will have a ‘significant impact’ on Cathay’s operations.
"The actual extent of such impact is yet to be confirmed and will be affected by a number of factors, including the success of mitigation measures we are able to adopt, such as agile manpower resources management," said Executive Director Ronald Lam Siu-por.
It would also lead to a reduction in cargo capacity by about 25%, the airline said.
Flight crews on round trips that return to Hong Kong the same day would be exempt from quarantine as long as they do not leave the aircraft.
Written by Ray Montgomery, Asia Editor
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
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