Cathay Pacific withdraws the closed-loop unit of the air service station and returns to Hong Kong without the yellow code. The first 3 days must be double-tested plus 1 day of nucleic acid

The epidemic situation in Hong Kong is in a stable period, and the government has relaxed anti-epidemic measures one after another. It is reported that the Transportation and Logistics Bureau has informed airlines yesterday (4th) that the quarantine arrangements for crew members can be further relaxed, and the crew members can be exempted from the "yellow code" and maintain the "blue code" after returning to Hong Kong. ", in disguise, the "0+0" arrangement is first implemented.

Cathay Pacific responded today (5th) that it welcomes the government's decision and pointed out that under the new arrangement, the closed-loop management arrangement for flight crews staying at outstations will be cancelled. On the 4th day, you need to accept nucleic acid testing and rapid testing at the same time, and you must continue to undergo nucleic acid testing on the fourth day.

As for the arrangement for testing at the airport upon arrival in Hong Kong, personnel on duty on the same day's round-trip flight can be "tested and released", while those who have stayed at other stations need to be "tested pending".

Cathay Pacific said the changes also give airlines more flexibility in adding more flights and will continue to resume more flights as soon as practicable.

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Closed-loop management of evacuation stations urges crew members to avoid going to bars or participating in large gatherings

Cathay Pacific sent a letter to flight crews yesterday, stating that under the new quarantine conditions, flight crews do not need to be quarantined at outstations, but apart from eating and drinking, when staying in other places, they need to avoid taking off their masks in public places and crowding when they go there. places, such as avoiding bars and pubs, and participating in large gatherings.

Based on the internal letters sent by Cathay Pacific to the crew members and the replies from Cathay Pacific, the entry quarantine arrangements upon return to Hong Kong will be slightly different for the same-day round-trip flights, as well as for the flight crew who need to stop at the outbound flights.

Under the new arrangement, if a Cathay Pacific crew member is on duty on a same-day return flight and has not stayed at an outstation in the past 7 days, the crew member can be "tested and released" after receiving the test at the airport on the day of arrival in Hong Kong, that is, at the airport After being tested, they will be released without waiting for the results, and the crew will be subject to three-day medical monitoring upon arrival.

As for Cathay Pacific crew members who are required to stay at outstations for flights on duty, they must take a nucleic acid test or a rapid test before boarding the plane. On the day of returning to Hong Kong, they must "test pending" at the airport, that is, they can leave after obtaining a negative result, and they must accept the test for 4 days. medical monitoring.

In the first 4 days of returning to Hong Kong, you must undergo nucleic acid testing for the first 3 days and cooperate with the rapid test

Whether Cathay Pacific air crews are coming and going on the same day or have stayed at an outstation, the crew members need to do nucleic acid tests on the 1st to 4th days after returning to Hong Kong, and they need to do quick tests on the 1st to 3rd days at the same time.

After arriving in Hong Kong, all personnel can be exempted from the "yellow code", that is, if they test negative after arriving in Hong Kong, they can maintain the "blue code" and can freely enter and leave designated premises such as restaurants.

▼The arrival level of the airport on the first day of the implementation of the entry quarantine "0+3" on September 26▼

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Cathay Pacific added that the above new arrangements do not apply to crew members on domestic flights, and the current entry quarantine arrangements for domestic flight crew members remain unchanged.

Cathay Pacific: Resume more flights as soon as possible, but rebuilding capacity will take time

Cathay Pacific also said that the adjustment will make airlines more flexible in increasing flights and strengthen the network connection between flights to and from Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific will continue to resume more flights as soon as practicable, but rebuilding capacity will still take some time.

Cathay Pacific reiterates that the pilots and cabin crew have been adhering to and enduring the strict COVID-19 operational restrictions for the past two and a half years. This adjustment is obviously positive. We sincerely thank all the crew members for their unremitting efforts to maintain flight operations despite the difficult challenges. Department of Hong Kong and around the world.

▼September 25th, the increase in the number of citizens traveling abroad has made the "popularity" of the airport departure layer rebound▼

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