Cathay Pacific fires 3 pilots infected with COVID-19 on layover

Cathay Pacific said it had fired three cargo pilots who were infected with COVID-19 during a layover in Frankfurt, over an unspecified “serious breach” of crew rules while overseas. “The individuals concerned are no longer employed by Cathay Pacific,” the company said in a statement issued on Thursday. The South China Morning Post cited a source as saying the pilots were suspected of leaving their hotel rooms in Germany. The discovery of the infections led to more than 150 other Cathay employees, including pilots and flight attendants, as well as many household members and community contacts being sent to a government quarantine facility for three weeks. “As a result of these findings, we have requested the government to review the decision to place certain groups into government quarantine,” Cathay said.<br/>