Update | Cathay Pacific cabin crew vow to escalate dispute amid Hong Kong airport sit-in
Cathay Pacific flight attendants 'disappointed' talks with airline have not taken place and promise to escalate action if their deadline is not met
Cathay Pacific's flight attendants yesterday vowed to escalate their industrial action through the summer, as the union's deadline for talks with the airline runs out.
The Flight Attendants Union (FAU) said it was disappointed and accused management of neglect after negotiations over pay and benefits failed to materialise yesterday, despite chief executive Ivan Chu Kwok-leung saying the airline was ready to talk.
The union said its deadline of 10am today could pass without talks commencing.
As the government urged both sides to start negotiations, cabin crew continued their round-the-clock sit-in protest at Chek Lap Kok airport yesterday.
"An escalation - that will be the case [if the deadline is not met]," said union chairwoman Dora Lai Yuk-sim
"Mr Chu says he is willing to talk. It doesn't take a day to make negotiations happen if they are really sincere to resolve the issue."