Originally Posted by
TurningFinalRWY36
Guys on bases especially in Europe will not report it. They are too afraid Cathay will just shut the base like they did in Paris Manchester etc
Can’t speak for Europe but this is completely false with regard to NAM — who fairly actively use the laws to achieve a decent contract and are willing to enforce it.
The decision to close—or expand for that matter— the bases or not really has nothing to do with this. For now they are tokens of sorts and a kind of contingency plan. Designed to retain enough people in HKG with the illusion of being able to go elsewhere while their replacements are spun up. And an ‘out’ in case staffing the airline from HKG doesn’t work. They will attempt to attract enough people on POS 18 to staff the the airline from there and if it works close the bases in time.
Right now they are experimenting to find the feasibility of staffing the airline on POS 18 from HKG and how to juggle assets to make that happen. While opening up enough token slots to retain folks. It may or may not work and that is what will decide the future of Basing’s.