Last-ditch negotiations aimed at averting summer chaos for Cathay Pacific passengers continued yesterday with no sign of an imminent breakthrough.
The second day of talks between the airline and its pilots' union ended at 2pm after five hours. Talks are to resume this morning.
Pilots have promised to begin industrial action on July 1 if no deal on improvements to their pay and conditions is reached by then.
Exactly what they will do has not been announced, but the Post understands it will involve a go-slow and restrictions on which crew land planes so that junior pilots quickly become ineligible to fly.
Pilots have apologised to the travelling public in advance, and Cathay has promised to 'move heaven and earth' to keep passengers moving.
In 1999, when Cathay said its most senior pilots had to take pay cuts in return for stock options - or be sacked - crew called in sick en masse, saying they were too stressed to fly safely. About 1,000 flights were cancelled before an agreement was reached.
