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The Independent UK
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Lucy Thackray

Cathay Pacific offers pilots £2,700 bonuses to keep flying in spite of draconian Hong Kong quarantine rules

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The Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific is offering its pilots bonuses of up to HK$29,000 (£2,700) to entice them to keep flying despite the region’s draconian quarantine demands.

Pilots who fly two “closed-loop flights” will get a HK$22,000 (£2,075) bonus, while those who fly four will get HK$29,000, according to a staff memo seen by Bloomberg News and confirmed by the airline.

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