The Hong Kong government recently announced it is banning passenger travel from eight countries, including the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan and the Philippines, beginning Jan. 8 through Jan. 21, further constraining capacity in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo/Cathay Pacific “Based on the current scenario, we estimate that the cancellation of flights will lead […]
Danish forwarder DSV is adding capacity to and from the Asia-Pacific region to its Air Charter Network to mitigate capacity issues caused by elevated demand, updated COVID-19 restrictions and the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays. Photo/DSV DSV is adding further frequencies to its route between Hong Kong (HKG) and Liege (LGG), which will operate thrice […]
Cathay Pacific Cargo today announced drastic reductions in its freighter frequencies to and from Hong Kong (HKG) through March, following the government's recently updated quarantine requirements due to the rising threat of the new omicron COVID-19 variant. Photo: Cathay Pacific While regional cargo-only passenger flights will operate as scheduled in Q1, cargo-only flights using passenger […]
Multiple 747 freighters are currently idled after Cathay Pacific suspended all its long-haul freighter and cargo-only passenger flights from Dec. 30 through Jan. 6. Photo/Cathay Pacific The suspension follows updated quarantine requirements for Hong Kong-based cargo crews, according to a Dec. 30 statement. To prevent potential omicron outbreaks in Hong Kong, the government is now […]
Hong Kong will mandate three-day hotel quarantines for air cargo crew, as the Asian city steps up efforts to prevent any local transmission of the contagious omicron Covid-19 variant. “We have to balance between the risk of infectious disease outbreaks and the cargo operation,” Edwin Tsui, controller of the Center for Health Protection, said at a press […]