Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to offer pilots 3.8% rise in basic salary but union says crews will need to fly more hours to get increase

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will offer its pilots a 3.8 per cent rise in their basic salary next year, but some will have to fly more hours to qualify for the increase, the Post has learned.

According to an internal Cathay memo seen by the Post, an entry-level second officer will be offered HK$34,158 (US$4,382) a month in basic salary starting in January, while top-level captains will get up to HK$114,924.