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Cathay Pacific warns of challenging months ahead, as latest report reveals Hong Kong carrier flew fewer than 1,000 people daily in January
- Airline says stringent quarantine measures in Hong Kong and around the world make any recovery in near future unlikely
- Flight operations 90 per cent smaller than pre-pandemic levels
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Cathay Pacific Airways has warned of some “extremely challenging” months ahead as stringent quarantine measures in Hong Kong dampened hopes of any near-term recovery.
The airline made the comments on Wednesday, as its latest report revealed it carried 981 passengers a day last month, the lowest rate since June last year.
Cathay kick-started a difficult 2021 with the lowest rate of passengers filling its planes in January on record, the company revealed in its monthly business report.
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“The year has already got off to a difficult start,” Ronald Lam Siu-por, the airline’s executive director, said. “Many of the challenges of 2020 continued into January, while a number of new ones have also emerged, most notably new Covid-19 strains and more severe lockdowns in some of our key markets.”
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Hong Kong’s flag carrier has been forced to eliminate 11 routes to Europe, North America and regionally in response to the city requiring local pilots and cabin crew to quarantine upon their return, if they stayed outside China.
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