Originally Posted by
kaffir76
Your flight to New York, John F Kennedy has been re-booked to a new flight. This re-booking is due to unexpected schedule changes as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Bull - it's a commercial decision. US has not imposed quarantine restrictions on HK as of the time they did the cancellation and HKG isn't shutting itself down either.
Similar arguments came up when JQHK's ATLA application was being considered
https://webb-site.com/dbpub/artlinks.asp?s=7967:
16m26s
Slosar: Remember SARs, we had SARS, and not that long ago, we tend to forget, but, a huge number of foreign airlines abandoned Hong Kong at that point, because they have interests elsewhere - they can pull their planes off, go somewhere else, it just wasn't their Principal Place of Business.
[they digress before Webb was given an opportunity to respond]
20m7s
Webb: And when we have big shocks like SARS, even Cathay cuts capacity on routes, and parks airliners in the desert.
So next time, whenever CX plays the We Are Hong Kong card, or there's an error fare to be snapped up,
remember this moment and what they did.
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