Don't know (or pretend to know) the politics with regard pax/freight, the freighter schedule although suspended! is still available on an ad-hoc basis. Mainly for outsized stuff, I understand we've finally slashed our prices, too late for most though. Very much shot themselves in the foot on that one.
I think it's more to do with the pilots and where the company wants them, i.e. HKG, as it is cheaper.
My understanding is that the pax flts are selling very well indeed, bookings are strong both up front and down the back. It is one of those that if it does well then you would most likely see an increase in flts, eventually to daily, I don't know at this time. I've been informed, as I say, that advance bookings are very good, so maybe come summer 15 it may well be daily, but once it is it has to be sustained. It's all about supply and demand and yields of course.