Feature: Flight Attendants Aim For New Horizons
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2020-10-06 HKT 08:25
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Many flight attendants in Hong Kong have been exploring their career options, as airlines around the world consider major cutbacks with the sector crippled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is also eyeing a major restructuring.
With their careers at risk, some cabin crew are choosing to step away on their own terms, and are branching out to find new opportunities.
RTHK’s Wong Yin-ting spoke to three current and former flight attendants to find out how the Covid pandemic had set them down very different paths.
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