Cathay Pacific Cargo is converting two more Boeing 777 passenger aircraft to carry cargo on the floor of the passenger cabins, which will bring the airline’s ‘preighter’ fleet to six. The Hong Kong flag carrier said the move follows concerns about capacity ahead of the peak season. It added that despite more belly capacity across Americas and Europe with passenger services slowly recovering and some airlines withdrawing freighter operations, the picture is not so rosy for Asia Pacific, as … [Read more...] about Cathay adds ‘preighter’ capacity for Asia, transpacific routes
George Edmunds
Cathay resets cargo schedule as HK eases quarantine rules
Cathay Pacific is looking to gradually restore a freighter schedule that has been affected by strict rules as Hong Kong’s government eased the quarantine requirements for Hong Kong-based crew. The mandatory quarantine requirement for aircrew based in Hong Kong, which started in 20 February, will be lifted for crew members on freighter and cargo-only passenger flights who are fully vaccinated. But this does not include crew that layover in the United Kingdom and South Africa, the airline … [Read more...] about Cathay resets cargo schedule as HK eases quarantine rules
