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Cathay Pacific to axe host of long-haul flights with all routes to Australia cut, apart from Sydney, in response to quarantine plan for flight crews
- Services to Vancouver, San Francisco, Frankfurt, Auckland, Seoul and Kuala Lumpur also scrapped, with other flights reduced in frequency
- Government rules say pilots and cabin crew who have stayed outside China must be put in a hotel for 14 days on return to city
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Cathay Pacific Airways is axing all Australia flights except Sydney, while services to Vancouver, San Francisco and Frankfurt are also among routes culled in response to a Hong Kong government plan to force local flight staff to quarantine for 14 days.
The airline announced its tentative plan late on Wednesday in response to the isolation rule that would apply to local crew who have stayed outside China.
Cathay is unable to run its already reduced Covid-19 flight schedule with a limited number of volunteer staff to maintain an optimal pandemic schedule.
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Flights will start to be reduced from the start of the quarantine period, spanning February 20 through to the end of the month.
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Among the long-haul destinations to be cut are Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Auckland, Frankfurt, Vancouver, San Francisco and Amsterdam. A one-way Hong Kong-Tel Aviv route will operate once during the initial flight reduction period.
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