
Hong Kong has kept out Covid, but exhausted and depressed pilots are paying the price
CNN
Before the pandemic, Hong Kong was an aviation hub attracting pilots from around the world.
Two years on, pilots at flagship airline Cathay Pacific are so exhausted and depressed from working under one of the world's strictest quarantine regimes that some are reaching a breaking point.
Once known as a premier employer, the Hong Kong-based airline is now grappling with plummeting morale, a spike in resignations and mounting frustration as staff undergo arduous self-isolation measures, according to two Cathay pilots, who spoke with CNN Business on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

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