MSP - yes. Last year there was negotiations union/ airline, that the members voted against approving in the end. So Cathay didn't put forward the contract change. So 'as if' collective bargaining

Kachjc. Eh? in 2009 HKIA was at 2/3 capacity, of which CX had half. For CX to have hogged the slots, they would have had to double in size in a very short period of time. Which almost certainly wasn't economically or operationally possible.

And, if you knew after the GFA in 2008 that HKG was going to become crowded that fast, well, I hope you also went all in with buying HK property on margin!