A union representing Cathay Pacific’s cabin team has actually withdrawn an application to stage a rally on Wednesday after the business decreased consent for the occasion to happen on its facilities.
The Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union (FAU) earlier submitted an application to cops to hold an event outside the airline company’s head office to require much better working conditions.
“The business does not grant the proposed assembly happening on its facilities, FAU will not have the ability to acquire the letter of no objection from the cops authority,” the union stated in a declaration on Tuesday.
It stated it will push ahead with a work-to-rule project from Thursday to look for much better lineup plans and longer stopovers.
Composing in an open letter, the union required comprehending from Hongkongers and its clients.
“From significant redundancy, big irreversible pay cut, outport allowance cut, workforce cut however increased work, lowered rest time to minimized outport stopover duration, we have actually reached the edge,” it composed.
“These cuts likewise trigger influence on consumer security and extended inflight service, which certainly impact the general experience of our valued travelers. Cathay Pacific declared all the flight operations stay typical; nevertheless, this is not the reality.”
The union stated cabin team members were left in the lurch and disappointed after one less personnel was set up to be on board each flight because in 2015, including that more than 30 flights left without a complete team on January 1 this year.
It kept in mind that flights in between Hong Kong and Japan were the most impacted, with just 4 team members– rather of the initial 7– operating in the premium economy and economy class to serve 288 guests.
“We are discouraged to see any influence on your itinerary; nevertheless, our essential require treating us in a gentle method has actually fallen on deaf ears. We have no option however to execute work-to-rule beginning with 19 January,” the union stated.
A guest who set off for Thailand on Tuesday early morning, Yvonne, informed RTHK she is worried the union’s action will impact her return flight.
“I fret I can not [return] on time … I hope whatever is great, and do not make difficulty to tourists,” she stated.
Another traveler, Veronica, stated staff members can work out with their managers for much better working conditions, however what clients really desire is great service.
“The workforce is restricted, I understand that. Throughout the flight, our activities are likewise restricted, due to the fact that we all do not run [around]and likewise we simply remain [at our seats] as much as we can. [Cabin crew] simply serve the meal, then we can look after ourselves. That suffices,” she stated.
Cathay, for its part, stated it has actually been interacting straight with its cabin team and had actually carried out modifications to its lineups from this month.
The provider informed travelers that services will continue as set up.
