Cathay Pacific to cut global capacity by 30pc amid coronavirus epidemic

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4 Feb 2020 • 6:12 PM MYT
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People watch a Cathay Pacific passenger plane landing at Hong Kong’s international airport, August 10, 2014. — AFP pic

SYDNEY, Feb 4 — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd plans to cut 30 per cent of its global capacity over the short-term, including 90 per cent of capacity to mainland China as it grapples with a sharp fall in demand due to the coronavirus epidemic, its CEO said today.

“We will monitor the situation closely and adjust accordingly,” Cathay Chief Executive August Tang said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.

The South China Morning Post first reported the planned capacity cuts. — Reuters