Cathay Pacific issues statement defending firings

Cathay Pacific has issued a statement in the wake of the Civil Aviation Administration of China banning any Cathay staff linked to anti-government protests from operating flights into the mainland and over its airspace. The authority has also asked Cathay to submit lists of staff on China-bound flights, or risk being barred from operating to China. In response to media enquiries regarding the assembly and petition by the Confederation of Trade Unions, Cathay Pacific director corporate affairs James Tong said: “As a global airline and a commercial organisation, Cathay Pacific is duty-bound to comply with all applicable regulatory requirements in