If convicted, the two former flight attendants could face up to six months in prison.
Cathay Pacific, which is Hong Kong's flagship carrier, has faced claims that its aircrew were responsible for the initial spread of Omicron in the city.
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam last week singled out the airline and ordered probes into allegations that its aircrew broke pandemic regulations. In response, Cathay's chairman Patrick Healy reportedly told staff that non-compliance of a "tiny minority" must not "overshadow the remarkable discipline and professionalism" of the majority of its aircrew.
Hong Kong has continually adjusted its quarantine rules for air crew as it pursues mainland China's zero Covid policy.leading to Cathay cancelling most of its planned passenger and cargo flights in JanuaryEven before the tougher rules were imposed the airline had been struggling to staff many of its flights, as some routes relied on pilots volunteering to fly rosters that involved being confined to hotel rooms for five weeks at a time.
and put a strain on their personal lives, with one saying that he was "in a perpetual state of quarantine."Is Hong Kong's future as Asia's financial hub at risk?
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