In what might be a global first, Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has fired an unspecified number of crew after they refused Covid-19 vaccines. The carrier has defended the sacking of air crew who it says refused obtainable vaccines without offering any medical justification, adding that it can’t function with out its crew being vaccinated.
“The pandemic has had a big impact on us operationally, and border controls around the world have dramatically reduced our capacity to function with unvaccinated aircrew.”
According to a TTR Weekly report, the carrier has been operating flights with fully vaccinated crew since September 1. ติดตั้งโซล่าเซลล์Huawei had previously requested that each one crew be absolutely vaccinated by the tip of August or danger having their positions reviewed.
Cathay Pacific has additionally confirmed it has closed its pilot centre in London, providing affected pilots the option to transfer to Hong Kong or take redundancy. It’s understood the airline is now reviewing its pilot bases in the US as a end result of the monetary hit of Covid-19. It has already closed bases in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Germany.
Earlier this year, the carrier determined to give attention to Hong Kong, the place pilots have agreed to wage cuts in return for being stored on. It’s estimated the airline lost round HK$21.6 billion in 2020 on account of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific has responded to information that a new airline has applied to function out of Hong Kong by submitting a criticism with the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority. The Chinese service, Greater Bay Area Airline, recently made the application to function companies from Hong Kong to Southeast Asia and China, but Cathay Pacific is urging the licensing authority to consider the challenges already confronted by local airways earlier than approving such functions..