Cathay Pacific set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
Feb 11, 2019, 2:01 pm
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Cathay Pacific set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...abin-crew-base
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
Feb 11, 2019, 4:12 pm
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TBH I’m not surprised. The cabin crew bases overseas have never made sense to me. Can they really save that much money employing staff in countries which have higher labour costs than HK?
Feb 11, 2019, 5:43 pm
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My friend is really upset over this. Apparently this was in the works for quite some time now. This was announced during CNY and it has ruined everything for them. Ed Higgs will be in YYZ this week to talk to the base. It should be an interesting meeting that's for sure. CX does seem to have very poor timing on these things.
Feb 11, 2019, 5:46 pm
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My friend is really upset over this. Apparently this was in the works for quite some time now. This was announced during CNY and it has ruined everything for them. Ed Higgs will be in YYZ this week to talk to the base. It should be an interesting meeting that's for sure. CX does seem to have very poor timing on these things.
Feb 11, 2019, 6:12 pm
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I see the North American base shutting down. There was this pension thing not too long ago right? Maybe to avoid getting sued?
Feb 11, 2019, 6:19 pm
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Feb 11, 2019, 6:23 pm
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My friend is really upset over this. Apparently this was in the works for quite some time now. This was announced during CNY and it has ruined everything for them. Ed Higgs will be in YYZ this week to talk to the base. It should be an interesting meeting that's for sure. CX does seem to have very poor timing on these things.
Feb 11, 2019, 6:27 pm
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Feb 11, 2019, 7:03 pm
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many of the outsourced staff is horrendous- in KIX they have gotte from bad to worse. if u have issues with luggage there isnt even a proper office to deal w these things, just a mobile workstation ie a trolley and the communal writing area. at checkin they are clueless staff who doesnt care about what status benefits there is
Feb 11, 2019, 10:09 pm
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[QUOTE=beep88;30765947]https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...abin-crew-base
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk[/QUOTE
All the foreign crew bases that CX created were not making sense. I guess CX will axe N. American bases one by one. I reckoned New York base will be in danger as promotion was freezed for years and no more new recuitment.
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk[/QUOTE
All the foreign crew bases that CX created were not making sense. I guess CX will axe N. American bases one by one. I reckoned New York base will be in danger as promotion was freezed for years and no more new recuitment.
Feb 11, 2019, 10:42 pm
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