Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
- Flight attendants told of changes when staff were invited to meet airline at a hotel in Toronto’s airport to clarify their future
- Carrier says it is reviewing next possible steps with affected cabin crew
Flight attendants were told of the “disappointing and unsettling” changes when staff were invited to meet airline representatives at a hotel at Toronto International Airport to clarify their future, according to an internal memo obtained by the Post.
“The commercial viability of the Toronto cabin crew base has been a concern to us for some time,” the memo said, adding that the facility was now judged unsustainable.
Cathay Pacific said in a statement that no job cuts had been decided yet and it was reviewing with the affected 120 cabin crew members the next possible steps. It said it had “no current plans” to close other flight attendant bases.
“As part of our ongoing business review, we have made a decision to close down our Toronto cabin crew base,” a spokeswoman said.