{"id":1675116,"date":"2022-10-06T01:50:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T05:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1675116"},"modified":"2022-10-06T01:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T05:51:21","slug":"cathay-pacific-union-warns-of-higher-fares-caused-by-fewer-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cathay-pacific-union-warns-of-higher-fares-caused-by-fewer-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Pacific union warns of higher fares caused by fewer staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcathay-pacific-union-warns-of-higher-fares-caused-by-fewer-staff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1675116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>(Reuters) -Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd faces unprecedented staffing and training shortages that will keep airfares high and threaten Hong Kong\u2019s resumption of its role as a global aviation hub, a pilots\u2019 union said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCathay Pacific \u2026 is currently facing unprecedented staffing and training shortages,\u201d the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association (HKAOA) said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<p>A record number of resignations by the company\u2019s most experienced pilots leaves the airline unprepared to fully resume operations and failing to meet resurgent demand, it added in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Cathay did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the airline said it expected to reach a third of pre-pandemic passenger capacity by year-end, exceeding its previous estimate of a quarter, after crew quarantine rules were eased. <\/p>\n<p>Cathay said the process was gradual as it needed a substantial amount of crew training and reactivating of stored aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Pilot attrition has been higher than normal after more than two years of onerous quarantine norms, combined with permanent pay cuts of as much as 58%. <\/p>\n<p>Until the global financial hub relaxed COVID-19 curbs on Tuesday, Cathay crew on layovers overseas had to keep to their hotel rooms. <\/p>\n<p>They must still wear masks on layovers except while eating and drinking and must avoid mass gatherings or crowded places, such as bars.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Jamie Freed in Sydney; 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