Cathay Pacific aircrew required to log all activities during first 7 days of medical surveillance period in new app

Cathay Pacific Airways flight crew have been told to use a newly created app to record all their activities during the first seven days of their two-week medical surveillance period in order to comply with the Hong Kong government’s pandemic requirements. The move, which came into effect last week, was in response to the government’s call last month for airlines to introduce “robust” mechanisms to ensure that aircrew fully complied with the requirements of the medical surveillance period upon returning to Hong Kong. The city earlier this month eased Covid-19 restrictions for flight crew, who were required to log their movements in the seven-day period after arrival in Hong Kong. An internal memo sent to Cathay staff last week and seen by the Post on Wednesday informed employees that they would have to log their activities on the “Crew Activity Log” app created by the airline. Crew were required to upload details of their latest flight into Hong Kong and all out-of-home activities, including supporting documentation such as screenshots of the “Leave Home Safe” risk-exposure app, over the first seven days of medical surveillance. Staff were told non-compliance could result in serious consequences and enforcement action by the government. “Please note, this is a legal declaration, you should keep your responses concise, professional and to the point,” General Manager of Operations Mark Hoey wrote in the memo. “I understand and appreciate that this involves further work for you all and for that I am sorry.”<br/>