OPERATORS are reporting
business as usual for Hong
Kong bookings, amid protests
in the city that have been ongoing
since June. Operations were
disrupted at the airport for two
days in August and all flights were
grounded.
Cathay Pacific says flight
schedules out of and to Hong Kong
are progressively returning to normal
and that, along with the airport,
the airline is working on measures
to ensure its flight operations can
resume fully.
The airline adds that, while it
understands that events have
led to concerns about its flight
operations, it is fully confident that
future bookings will pick up in the
coming months.
Celeste Muir, marketing manager
of Thompsons Holidays, says the
tour operator has been made
aware of issues in advance and
has been proactive in dealing with
flight changes.
Kananelo Makhetha, ceo of Club
Travel Corporate, says corporate
clients have either cancelled their
trips to the city or postponed them
in the hope of conditions calming
down. However, he believes the
situation in Hong Kong will soon
return to normal.
“In similar situations, when
things do calm down, we don’t
see a lot of clients rebooking their
trips, so we don’t expect that we
will be able to make up for this
loss,” Kananelo adds.
Cathay says it will remain
vigilant about any future
developments and has been
closely working with all airport
stakeholders to provide customers
with constant flight updates and
will continue to.
