Hong Kong Airlines director of service delivery Chris Birt, in an internal memo, said the carrier is inviting cabin crew to sign up to have their salary reduced by 30% from Nov-2020 to Feb-2021 in order to "secure and safeguard jobs" and assist the airline's survival during the coronavirus pandemic (South China Morning Post, 25-Sep-2020). Cabin crew who sign up to the scheme would be on duty for two months and off for two months, with "fewer than 10 aircraft" operating. Mr Birt said: "Our current crew strength is far in excess of the number required to operate the planned flight schedule". 99.5% of Hong Kong Airlines' pilots signed up for a further round of unpaid leave, resulting in the salaries and allowances of captains and first officers being reduced by 60% for six months starting from 01-Oct-2020.
Hong Kong Airlines offering temporary reduced salary to cabin crew to 'secure and safeguard jobs'
29 September, 2020