Cathay Plans to Cancel Flights as Quarantine Rules Hit Aircrew

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December 29, 2021, 9:03 PM

Crew on non-China passenger flights lose their exemption.

Rules are tightened after an aircrew loophole exposed the city.

The airline crew walk through the departure hall.

Photographer: Chan Long Hei.

Changes to its flight schedule will be made as Hong Kong tightens restrictions on aircrew, dealing another blow to a carrier already reeling as the city's borders remain largely closed.

The airline said in a statement on its website that it was planning to cancel some passenger flights to and from the city through the first quarter of 2022. The Asian financial hub is largely closed off from the world in an effort to eradicate any remnants of Covid-19.

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