Cathay Pacific will lay off almost 300 employees in the United States and close its cabin crew bases there, in its biggest cutback of employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cathay has virtually grounded all passenger services, operating 3 per cent of its schedule in April and May, with just two flights a week to Los Angeles instead of the about 120 it would usually fly weekly to the US. The airline’s Australian Airbus pilots would be stood down from May 1 until June 30 and, similarly with London-based Boeing pilots, the company said it would seek to put aircrew on job protection schemes involving the respective government paying a portion of a worker’s salary per month.
“We will be working to achieve severance and continued health care for as long as possible. And we will work to support them in every way we can.” Jeanette Mao, general manager for the in-flight service delivery department, said in the memo: “We have considered a number of different options however, as the crisis continues to deepen after the most thorough of considerations this very difficult decision has been made.
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