Exclusive | Hong Kong Express cabin crew seek to join trade union in wake of cancellation controversy
More than 100 staff at the budget airline have agreed to join the Cabin Attendants Union in order to increase their bargaining power
More than half of the cabin crew members at budget airline Hong Kong Express are looking to step up their collective bargaining power by joining an industry trade union.
Unlike larger, more established carriers like Cathay Pacific Airways, Cathay Dragon and those with large local operations such as British Airways, the HNA Group-owned Hong Kong Express, does not have their own labour union.
The Post understands that “more than half” – around 100 to 200 – of the airline’s 370 Hong Kong cabin crew have agreed to join the Cabin Attendants Union (CAU), a catch-all group for smaller carriers and contractors without the resources or capacity to run their own independent union.