Frontline employees at Cathay Pacific Airways and Hong Kong Dragon Airlines see little to worry about as the city's flag carrier takes control of its smaller rival.
'We think that the deal is just a monetary transaction and a commercial decision,' said Becky Kwan Siu-wa, chairwoman of the Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union.
However, the union will raise the issue of possible staffing changes at its next meeting with management representatives during the second week of next month.
Many Cathay cabin crew returning from long-haul flights yesterday were unaware that a deal had been struck. However, Daniel Kessler, a pilot with the airline for three months, believed the relationship between the two airlines was positive and should not lead to any major problems.
'I don't really mind and I don't believe my job will be affected by this decision,' Mr Kessler said.
Tiffany Chau, who has been with Dragonair as a flight attendant for 10 years, also has few worries.