Cathay Pacific eliminates 17 jobs from its IT department amid continuing slowdown in passenger traffic
The airline faces ongoing challenges as airport fees set to rise, and newly-opened Shanghai Disneyland lures tourists further north
Cathay Pacific Airways has laid off the head of its information technology department and 16 other staff, a week after chairman John Slosar said there were no plans for staff cutbacks in a cost-cutting campaign involving a hiring freeze announced last month.
In an emailed response to the Post, Cathay confirmed it had laid off director of information technology Joe Locandro and 16 other IT staff on Monday, saying it was a “realignment” of its IT organisation aimed at raising productivity.
“This is not a cost-control exercise and there is no plan for redundancy,” it said. “There are more than 700 staff in the IT department and the realignment involved changes in 17 jobs.”