"Also, there are 6 Boeings parked in the desert. If these return next year, who is going to fly all those planes?? At the moment, some pilots are already on overpay because there are not sufficient crew to do the flying program."
Just saw this online which may suggest that airplanes might get parked in the future. Not put back into service, I hope that things pick up real soon, but it sounds like it could go either way.
Times are turbulent for Cathay as it faces storm | The Australian
On the passenger front, Tyler says the airline is carefully studying its crystal ball to decide what to do about the business travel season in the second half from September. "If we hold our nerve, will our premium travel come back?" he says. "Or are we going to have to do things to fill flights now by putting on promotions, pricing initiatives or whatever? That's a decision we have to make quite soon."
Whatever the decision, Cathay is expecting to park five or six passenger aircraft, though not the early Boeing 777s that have been rumoured.