3 Pilots fired
Nov 18, 2021, 4:41 am
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3 Pilots fired
Cathay fires 3 pilots for breaking covid rules. See attached link https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...TR4D1SIC_EmapY
Nov 18, 2021, 5:03 am
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To be honest, breaching quarantine rules like leaving your hotel room would result in jail time in Hong Kong. CX is trying very hard to appease HK / China and to get back some goodwill so you can be sure they'll crackdown hard on any violations.
But there's already serious discontent among crew with CX, so I don't see this ending well...
But there's already serious discontent among crew with CX, so I don't see this ending well...
Nov 18, 2021, 7:10 am
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If that happened in Hong Kong, the pilots would indeed be jailed. Hence, being fired is a rather light sentence according to HK standards.
Nov 18, 2021, 9:12 am
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Covid anymore.
Nov 18, 2021, 1:23 pm
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Come on, of all countries....Germany???! With 60k+ cases daily???
Nov 18, 2021, 2:56 pm
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You say daily, may I ask how many days this year they have had 60K daily cases ???? The latest report below might give you a clue that your comment of 60K daily is not correct and paints a very false picture.
Nov 18, 2021, 6:28 pm
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Here's a very interesting Instagram story from a CX cargo pilot who is on day 4 of 21 days in a shipping container:
https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxp...dium=copy_link
I am all for being cautious with Covid, but this sounds like collective punishment to me.
https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxp...dium=copy_link
I am all for being cautious with Covid, but this sounds like collective punishment to me.
Nov 18, 2021, 6:33 pm
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The "funny" part is that Germany is still classified as "medium risk" Group B, despite having for months a multiple of the cases (per 100,000 inhabitants) of most major countries in group A. Tests are also fewer.
The list was updated recently but Germany still in Group B.
Must be a political decision.
The list was updated recently but Germany still in Group B.
Must be a political decision.
Nov 18, 2021, 8:27 pm
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Whilst I totally sympathise with the pilots and obviously the Hong Kong rules are insane / stupid, all of us in Asia are having to adhere to COVID-theatre rules whether we like them or not so if they did breach by going out of their hotel rooms then they would have been smart enough to know there would be consequences if they unfortunately got caught / worse, spread COVID back home in Hong Kong.
Nov 18, 2021, 9:34 pm
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And now this reported in the Standard. Seriously starting to wonder how much longer CX will be around...
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/break...o-call-in-sick
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/break...o-call-in-sick
Nov 20, 2021, 9:19 am
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https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...1112000514.htm
111 crew have been released from Penny Bay quarantine, following an investigation by CHP and Cathay Pacific.
111 crew have been released from Penny Bay quarantine, following an investigation by CHP and Cathay Pacific.