A Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. employee wearing a protective mask speaks with a passenger at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Cathay asked employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave as the Hong Kong airline is cutting capacity because of the coronavirus outbreak. Photographer: Ivan Abreu/Bloomberg
SINGAPORE: Leaning on its SARS experience, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has slashed flights, asked staff to take unpaid leave and is re-assessing its fleet as it battles an epidemic and a crisis of morale after pro-democracy protests.
Planes are parked unused at its home airport, flights across its network like Rome and Washington have been cancelled because of low demand, and the airline is temporarily closing some of its premium lounges.
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