A Cathay Pacific cargo airplane prepares to land at Hong Kong International Airport in November 2021. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Editorial
by SCMP Editorial
All Hongkongers must now pay the price for Cathay’s quarantine failure
The city is now braced for a local outbreak of the highly contagious Omicron variant, and responsibility has already been laid at the door of Cathay aircrew who broke isolation protocols.
This has resulted in an extension of the vaccine bubble and the airline’s suspension of long-haul cargo flights will see higher prices for fresh produce, daily necessities and electrical goods