Cathay Pacific suspends cargo flights until January 6 amid tougher virus controls – The National

Cathay Pacific suspends cargo flights until January 6 amid tougher virus controls – The National

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airlines is suspending cargo flights for a week due to stricter Covid-19 quarantine requirements for aircrews, potentially adding to strain on global supply chains.

Long-haul flights to Europe, across the Pacific and to Riyadh and Dubai are suspended until January 6, the airline said. It promised to try to help customers “mitigate the disruption".

The airline’s workforce is stretched thin after the quarantine period for flight crews returning from abroad was extended from three days to a week.