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Cathay, Swire Pacific, Air China Suspend Trading in Hong Kong
- Cathay contending with steep decline in passenger traffic
- Cathay Pacific and unit Cathay Dragon flying only 14 routes
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Embattled Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and its two main shareholders, Swire Pacific Ltd. and Air China Ltd., suspended trading of their shares Tuesday pending an announcement.
The move comes as Cathay contends with a slump in traffic brought on by the coronavirus outbreak and the travel restrictions that ensued. The curbs hit Cathay particularly hard because it has no domestic market to fall back on, whereas carriers in China are rebuilding capacity on flights within the mainland.