Cathay Pacific & The New Crew Quarantine Measure

​No more half measures for Cathay Pacific as the airline introduces new crew quarantine measures in Hong Kong slashing air cargo capacity by almost 25%. This new measure forces the Hong Kong based crew to go into quarantine for at least 2 weeks when returning from any international flight. But that is not all as the capacity is forecasted to fall further. Due to these regulations, the air freight rates have seen a spike from Hong Kong to North America and even freighter operations to India. Although these regulations do not apply on regional and short-haul routes, only time will tell as to how the airlines will balance efficiency with the new quarantine measures.

​Summary by Tejaswi Khanna

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