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2020
Dragonair employees criticize shutdown and layoffs
Dragonair employees publicly criticized the airline's shutdown and layoffs. A pregnant flight attendant described the company as lacking compassion, while another employee said employees had been abandoned. The article reports that Cathay Pacific had announced the shutdown of Dragonair and layoffs affecting 5,300 local employees.
2020
Cathay Pacific Group announces restructuring and planned job cuts
Cathay Pacific Group announced a restructuring plan involving approximately 8,500 job cuts, about 24% of group positions; after hiring freezes and natural attrition, the expected actual reduction had been lowered to approximately 5,900 employees.
2020
Cathay Pacific announces plans to relocate aircraft outside Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific said it decided to move about one-third of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon aircraft outside Hong Kong over the coming months. It said inactive aircraft would be moved to Alice Springs, Australia, and that it was discussing the use of suitable facilities in other regions.