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Major airline axes nearly ALL flights to Australia – with only planes into Sydney surviving the cull after tough new restrictions were brought in
- Cathy Pacific will axe nearly all flights to Australia due to new quarantine rules
- All flight staff are to undergo 14 days of quarantine when entering Hong Kong
- Airline said changes had ‘significant’ impact on ability to run scheduled flight
- The airline will only run five flights a week between Sydney and Hong Kong
- Cull will come into effect on February 20 and affect airline’s routes globally
Cathay Pacific is to axe nearly all its Australian flights thanks to tough new government restrictions in Hong Kong.
The airline said on Thursday it plans to cull most of it flights to Australia after the Hong Kong government announced it would force all flight staff to undergo 14 days of quarantine when they return to China.
The cull – expected to come into effect on February 20 – means Cathay Pacific’s only flights in and out of Australia will be five flights a week between Sydney and Hong Kong.
Cathay Pacific will axe nearly all its Australian flights due to tough new government restrictions in Hong Kong Pictured: Cathay Pacific Airways aircrafts line up on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport.
Cathay Pacific will also cancel the majority of its scheduled flights into Vancouver, San Francisco and Frankfurt.
‘With effect from 20 February 2021 our Hong Kong-based pilots and cabin crew are required to undergo 14 days of hotel quarantine plus 7 days of medical surveillance when they return to Hong Kong after being on duty,’ the airline said in a statement.
‘The new measure will have a significant impact on our ability to service our passenger and cargo markets.’
The airline will continue running long-haul flights from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, London and Amsterdam as well as Sydney.
More to follow.
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