A group of British Airways pilots and cabin crew have been imprisoned in a quarantine camp in Hong Kong since Saturday despite all being fully vaccinated and testing negative for COVID-19. British Airways is working with UK diplomats stationed in the Chinese territory in a desperate effort to secure their release and repatriate them back to Britain but there has so far been little sign of Hong Kong officials bending.
Read more here: https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2021/11/23/british-airways-pilots-and-cabin-crew-imprisoned-in-hong-kong-covid-camp/
Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong has forced 130 Cathay Pacific pilots to undergo 21 days of quarantine, raising fears the aviation hub’s “zero COVID” policy could aggravate a global supply crisis caused by the pandemic.
Read more here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/11/16/hong-kong-quarantines-130-pilots-stoking-supply-chain-fears
A woman named @flywitheva on Instagram has been sharing her account of what has been happening.
Follow or read more from her here: https://www.instagram.com/flywitheva/?hl=en
Responses
What is their excuse, especially if they are fully vaxed. Regardless, they shouldn’t be there anyway.