The British Airways flights to Hong Kong were suspended on Saturday after another group of pilots and cabin crew were locked up in a camp. A group of British Airways aircrew were released from a government-run facility after spending a week locked away.
The aircrew have been ordered to stay in the territory for 21 days after only one member of the group tested positive for the disease.
The previous group of prisoners were released after British diplomats at the highest level interceded. Hong Kong health officials may refuse to reduce the period because of the threat posed by the Omicron variant.
British Airways has decided to cancel all flights to Hong Kong for at least the next few days because of the risk of more crew being locked away in a camp.
Aircrew must be fully vaccined and take a pre-departure COVID-19 test in order to operate flights to Hong Kong but they are then subject to a second test on arrival. Crew members who test positive are sent to a camp and their colleagues are sent to the hospital.
The facilities atPenny's Bay are very similar to what you would find in a modern prison.
British Airways has been blasted for continuing to send crew to Hong Kong despite the risk of them being imprisoned against their will. The flights to Hong Kong via Bangkok are operated by other airlines so that pilots and crew don't have to leave the plane in Hong Kong.
The carrier decided to suspend flights to and from Hong Kong, according to a statement.
The flights to Hong Kong have been temporarily suspended while we review operational requirements.
We are supporting crew members who are currently isolated in Hong Kong, and always put the safety and wellbeing of our teams and customers at the heart of everything we do.
A group of British Airways crew have been sent to the camp before. The practice of sending crew on turnaround services to Hong Kong was banned by the UK aviation regulators.
Crew on Virgin Atlantic's flights are sent to Hong Kong on layovers where they must stay in a hotel room for at least two days before their return flight.
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