Cathay Pacific said 'overly radical' staff would be barred from crewing flights to the mainland.
BEIJING - Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Saturday it had suspended a pilot arrested during anti-government protests in Hong Kong and that"overly radical" staff would be barred from crewing flights to the mainland.
The broadside poses a major commercial challenge to Cathay, which already reported tumbling bookings last week as a result of the anti-government protests gripping Hong Kong. "We express no view whatsoever on the subject matter of any proceedings to which he may be subject," the company added in a statement.
The Cathay pilot, whom the company did not name, was among over 40 people charged with rioting, during clashes with police near Beijing's main representative office in the city.
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