Cathay Pacific Slashes Workforce as Travel Forecasts Remain Bleak

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Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong’s flagship carrier, will cut its workforce by a quarter and close a subsidiary airline, as the pandemic devastates the aviation industry

Hong Kong’s flagship carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., will cut its workforce by a quarter and close a subsidiary airline as it seeks to stem losses from a coronavirus-induced downturn that is expected to devastate the global aviation industry for years to come.

Cathay said it would eliminate 8,500 positions, including laying off about 5,900 workers—mostly in Hong Kong—in the coming weeks. The 74-year-old carrier will also immediately shut Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd., also known as Cathay Dragon, but will continue to...

 

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