The number of flights operated by Cathay Pacific Airways’ budget airline, HK Express, will return to pre-pandemic levels by Friday and it plans to hire around 500 staff this year, its boss has said, as it ramps up services to meet demand following the lifting of pandemic restrictions.
The low-cost carrier received the first of 16 narrow-body Airbus aircraft on Wednesday, with HK Express chairman and Cathay CEO Ronald Lam Siu-por calling it a “pivotal moment” for the group following three years of tough Covid-19 rules.
HK Express is looking to expand its network and aims to hire 180 pilots and more than 300 cabin crew by the end of this year.
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