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Cathay Pacific Group cuts network after Hong Kong demands stricter crew quarantine rules
February 11th 2021
Cathay Pacific Group will suspend routes to Australia, Europe, North America and within Asia from February 20, when tougher quarantine measures for its Hong Kong-based pilots and cabin crew come into effect. Read More » Destinations where flights will be suspended include all Australian ports, except Sydney, Auckland, Frankfurt, San Francisco, Vancouver, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul Incheon, the latest schedules posted on the airline's website show. "We are actively managing our crew resources to plan for our flight services for March 2021," the airline group said and added it expected to issue an update on February 22. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's new rules require pilots and cabin crew to undergo 14 days of hotel quarantine and seven days of medical surveillance when they return to Hong Kong after flight duty.
