Originally Posted by
cabbages
I am as clueless as everyone else out there about this. There is a clause in the PBPA, 15.1, where it outlines crew can elect to return to HK other than in 'abnormal circumstances'. Could the company close a base and use this clause to prevent crew returning to HK?
15.1 refers to a Voluntary return to Hong Kong base closure/reduction in crewing levels on home base falls under section 13.
13.1 clearly lays out what would happen in the event of a base closure/reduction in overall crewing levels and it doesn't include such language, so the based crew would return to Hong Kong if they wanted too.
The big concern here is actually what would happen in Hong Kong if they needed to reduce the workforce as the employment ordinance might allow Hong Kong based pilots to be made redundant out of Seniority given the circumstances, very concerning!