Cathay Pacific reports continuing operating pressures

The Cathay Pacific Group has reported continuing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic for the first half of 2021 due to the emergence of new virus variants that have led to the tightening of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in Hong Kong and several of the airline’s key markets. Cathay Group’s attributable loss was HK$7,565 million in the first half of 2021 (2020 first half: loss of HK$9,865 million). Cathay Pacific’s loss after tax was HK$5,031 million in the first half of 2021 (2020 first half: loss of HK$7,361 million), and the share of losses from subsidiaries and associates was HK$2,534