APAC carriers feeling the Omicron strain


Source: asianaviation.com asianaviation.com

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Airlines from China to Australia to the United States are feeling the strain of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and have announced a range of cuts to capacity in recent days to deal with another near shutdown in international aviation. Virgin Australia and flag carrier Qantas have announced deep cuts as the Omicron variant spreads around the world, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific is under fire for alleged breaches of quarantines by crew members and US airlines are lashing out at China as the mainland remains nearly shut off from the world in order to maintain its “COVID-zero” policy. Virgin Australia announced...