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Cathay Pacific implemented "passenger planes go, cargo planes return" last year. The government: violated the original intention of the policy and urged serious follow-up

2022-12-07T08:33:27.292Z


At the end of 2021, two Cathay Pacific flight attendants violated the epidemic prevention regulations and went out during the home quarantine period.


At the end of 2021, two Cathay Pacific flight attendants violated the epidemic prevention regulations and went out during the home quarantine period. The transmission chain of foreign domestic helpers and the Hong Wei Minsheng banquet group led to the outbreak of the fifth wave of the epidemic.


Tian Beichen, member of the Legislative Council of the Real Politics Roundtable, submitted written questions to follow up on the progress of the Cathay Pacific crew incident.

The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Lam Sai-hung, replied that Cathay Pacific's "passenger planes go and cargo planes return" measures violated the original intention of the government's policy, and Cathay Pacific has been instructed to seriously follow up and conduct a comprehensive review.


Cathay Pacific's two air service members violated the home quarantine regulations and eventually broke out in the Mochizuki group.

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During the home epidemic period, the two empty families went out and finally exploded the Mochizuki group

From July to December last year, Cathay Pacific implemented the arrangement of "going by passenger plane and returning by cargo plane". Before returning to Hong Kong, personnel were isolated from the community, and returned home to undergo medical surveillance after returning to Hong Kong.

However, under the arrangement, the two "empty flight attendants" failed to comply with the home quarantine requirements, and eventually broke out in the Mochizuki group.

After seeking legal advice, the police charged the two former crew members involved in the case. The court has ruled that the two were guilty and sentenced to 8 weeks in prison.

During the incident, the government’s anti-epidemic regulations required the crew members of passenger planes stationed in Hong Kong to be on duty on passenger planes bound for other places, and to stay in other places. Crew members can be under medical monitoring at home.

From July to December last year, Cathay Pacific implemented the measures of "going passenger planes and returning cargo planes".

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Regarding Cathay Pacific's "passenger plane to go, cargo plane to return" arrangement, the government stated that it did not comply with the original intention of the policy, and has ordered Cathay Pacific to seriously follow up and conduct a comprehensive review, and asked to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

The government stated that it will continue to adjust the quarantine arrangements for crew members in a timely manner based on the principles of science-based, precise anti-epidemic, and risk control, so as to balance the operational needs of the aviation industry while protecting public health, and promote airlines to gradually increase their capacity. To meet the market demand for air services to and from Hong Kong.

Cathay Pacific's two airlines frequently violated the quarantine order to go out and suspected to cause group outbreaks, each sentenced to 8 weeks in prison The company decided to return the passenger plane to the cargo plane Chairman: take full responsibility

Source: hk1

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