Cathay Pacific will hand out ‘special appreciation’ staff bonus – Business Traveller
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways will reward employees for their support during the pandemic years.
In the September payroll, eligible employees will get up to six weeks of extra pay.
“The extreme circumstances Cathay faced during the pandemic were unlike anything any other carrier experienced. We recorded losses totaling approximately HK$33.7 billion [$4.3 billion] over three years of the pandemic and the reality is that we are only part way along our journey to rebuild Cathay,” Cathay Pacific chief executive, Ronald Lam, said in a media statement on 14 July.
“The COVID-19 pandemic was the most challenging period in our history, but with the tremendous support from our people, customers and other stakeholders, we are moving further and further away from those difficult days with ea...