Feature: Flight Attendants Aim For New Horizons

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2020-10-06 HKT 08:25

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  • Feature: Flight attendants aim for new horizons

  • Substantial job losses are forecast for the airline sector. Photo: RTHK

    Substantial job losses are forecast for the airline sector. Photo: RTHK

  • The aviation sector has been devastated by the pandemic. Photo: RTHK

    The aviation sector has been devastated by the pandemic. Photo: RTHK

  • Tourism numbers have plummeted and it's uncertain when they'll recover. Photo: RTHK

    Tourism numbers have plummeted and it's uncertain when they'll recover. Photo: RTHK

  • Feature: Flight attendants aim for new horizons

    Feature: Flight attendants aim for new horizons

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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