And so it begins....and this is how it will end.
Now: passenger flights grounded, freighters grounded, CX crew demonised, a disgrace of an airline.
Next: shortages in the shops, supply chains disrupted, chaos, all because of CX.
Next the mainland comes to the rescue, providing an emergency airbridge with the mainland, bringing in essential supplies on their own aircraft, crewed by young virile "we'll do it" ex-air force heroes: they don't complain about long hours, closed loops, 5* hotel quarantine.
CX remains grounded, remains in disgrace, no amount of Cow Tow-ing can redeem the reputation, after all it has too many foreign devils bringing bad fung shui.
Next, "we'll do it" more Mandarin speaking, ex-air force heroes bought in to start flying all the 747s, 777s, 787s, etc, stuck on the ground. All heroes, every one of them, opening up HK again.
Next, a man with a pot of paint starts painting over all traces of the CX name on the hulls. That's it: mission accomplished! And there's nothing you can do about it.