Hong Kong Flight Attendants Urge Cathay to Explain Layoffs
- Crew members accuse Cathay of monitoring social-media accounts
- ‘A culture of fear has arisen,’ unions say in joint statement
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Flight attendants in Hong Kong urged Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. to explain the reasons behind dozens of dismissals, accusing the airline of “political cleansing” amid the unrest that’s ensnared the city’s flagship carrier.
In a joint statement Monday, flight-attendant unions from Cathay Pacific and its unit Cathay Dragon accused the airline of monitoring employees’ social-media accounts and obtaining “dubious” information from whistle-blowers as anti-China protests continue to convulse the city. The Hong Kong Cabin Crew Federation put the number of Cathay dismissals at 32, including pilots, since mid-August.