Cathay to cut worldwide capacity by 30% [Now 96%]

[Danger]

it is pressure from china as they are still pursuing virus 0 strategy - look at what's going on in Shanghai as example

What's the correlation between China pursuing a zero covid strategy and Cathay, a once very proud Hong Kong airline, now referring to China, rather than Hong Kong, in its communications?

 

[coriander]

What's the correlation between China pursuing a zero covid strategy and Cathay, a once very proud Hong Kong airline, now referring to China, rather than Hong Kong, in its communications?

I "tink dats why" HKG is now just called China - appeasement.

 

[Chicken]

I think sometimes people read too much into these e-mail.

Having worked in what many people loosely called 'sales support' (think cust service / marketing / admin / sales / comms / etc), my experience is you always try to recycle materials.

If I could use one single e-mail template to spam all customers in Hong Kong and China, why wouldn't I just filter out all customers in Hong Kong and China in one single group, and spam them with one single e-mail in one go, but instead, filter out China and Hong Kong as 2 separate lots, write 2 separate e-mail templates, then do 2 lots of spamming? Like I would willingly double my workload for no extra reward? No thanks.

People who write these boring / not fun / non sexy e-mail (read: not marketing to increase sales, like promotion / branding) don't do these for fun, they just want to get these sorts of work done and over and move on. They really don't care if China or Hong Kong, or Aust and NZ or NZ and Aus or ANZ or whichever side of the ditch is written first.

 

[tomlee1986]

What's the correlation between China pursuing a zero covid strategy and Cathay, a once very proud Hong Kong airline, now referring to China, rather than Hong Kong, in its communications?

the reason being that HK is also persuing the covid 0 strategy as well

 

[Chicken]

the reason being that HK is also persuing the covid 0 strategy as well

No, that is clearly no longer true. They are now opening up with daily case numbers in the 300s, both within the local economy relaxing restrictions, and also relaxing restrictions on incoming travellers.

 

[tomlee1986]

No, that is clearly no longer true. They are now opening up with daily case numbers in the 300s, both within the local economy relaxing restrictions, and also relaxing restrictions on incoming travellers.

now it is better for international arrivals, but i meant domestic day to day life in hkg

 

[Chicken]

but i meant domestic day to day life in hkg

This is not factually true either.

If this is true:

HK is also persuing the covid 0 strategy as well

Then why would the Hong Kong government be relaxing restrictions, letting people go into bars and get drunk, when they are really chasing 0 case?

Hong Kong to reopen beaches, pools on Thur, no masks for outdoor exercise; bars to reopen May 19

The government is clearly not chasing 0 case anymore, they are simply keeping some restrictions so they could say to Beijing that they are still trying and still doing something.

 

[drron]

So the HK authority has arrested the 90 year old Catholic Archbishop under the National Security laws. This shows that HK is no longer separate from China.

 

[tomlee1986]

So the HK authority has arrested the 90 year old Catholic Archbishop under the National Security laws. This shows that HK is no longer separate from China.

I want to focus on CX - this arrest yes it proves hk is no longer 1 country 2 systems, but for CX and passengers - I doubt passengers will use CX as much as pre virus or 2019 protests

 

[OATEK]

I received a survey from CX today to test the waters about flying with them. I told them we don not feel safe transiting or visiting Honk Kong, or that our flight would actually take place.

 

[Pushka]

I received a survey from CX today to test the waters about flying with them. I told them we don not feel safe transiting or visiting Honk Kong, or that our flight would actually take place.

Same. Just completed it and stated they'd cancelled the flights we were now taking with Qatar. Tonight.

 

[CMA222]

I received a survey from CX today to test the waters about flying with them. I told them we don not feel safe transiting or visiting Honk Kong, or that our flight would actually take place.

Just completed and gave the exact same response. Sad.

 

[tomlee1986]

Same. Just completed it and stated they'd cancelled the flights we were now taking with Qatar. Tonight.

Safe travels tonight

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I received a survey from CX today to test the waters about flying with them. I told them we don not feel safe transiting or visiting Honk Kong, or that our flight would actually take place.

For me - I didn’t get that survey but if I did, I would say I would not return to HKG for many years and would NOT fly with them after how they treated some of the staff in 2019

 

[focusedbear]

I wish them them all the best...

Hong Kong grants Greater Bay Airlines status to start route talks overseas

Airline’s chief executive Algernon Yau confirms official recognition from government but says company unlikely to commence flights until after July 1.

www.scmp.com

 

[tomlee1986]

I wish them them all the best...

Hong Kong grants Greater Bay Airlines status to start route talks overseas

Airline’s chief executive Algernon Yau confirms official recognition from government but says company unlikely to commence flights until after July 1.

www.scmp.com

I hope they survive- borders isn’t really open yet in hkg…

 

[prozac]

I wish them them all the best...

Hong Kong grants Greater Bay Airlines status to start route talks overseas

Airline’s chief executive Algernon Yau confirms official recognition from government but says company unlikely to commence flights until after July 1.

www.scmp.com

Story is behind a pay-wall

 

[focusedbear]

Hopefully this link works

12ft

 

[tomlee1986]

Hopefully this link works

12ft

the link works, but this semi lockdown mode in hkg, disencouraging the people to visit with hard quarantine, and also the "security laws" - i doubt this airline will succeed, along with CX, not sure if you have seen, people are leaving hkg in numbers to migrate, some porbabily wont return again

 

[prozac]

Hopefully this link works

12ft

That's clever, I never knew these things existed, thanks.

 

[focusedbear]

Does anyone have any first hand or second hand...or n-th hand experience on what it's like flying Cathay to HK from AU at the moment?