China Cracks Down on Cathay After Staff Join Hong Kong Protests
- Employees suspended from airline’s flights to the mainland
- Cathay earlier said business has been hurt as ticket sales dip
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China clamped down on Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. after employees of Hong Kong’s dominant airline joined anti-Beijing protests, one of the strongest signs that Chinese authorities are losing patience with the months-long demonstrations sweeping the former British colony
China’s civil aviation authority said Friday it issued a major aviation safety risk warning to Hong Kong-based Cathay for failing to take appropriate action, and ordered the carrier to ban all employees who supported or joined the recent protests from flying to the mainland starting Saturday.