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Hong Kong banned Cathay Dragon from operating its Kuala Lumpur service until October 3, after the airline carried five passengers from the Malaysian city who tested positive for Covid-19.
The passengers were on flight KA734 from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong on September 18.
The airline says that all the passengers were connecting passengers traveling from India via an Air India Express flight, and had provided a negative test result for Covid-19.
“We were also informed by the Department of Civil Aviation (CAD) that Cathay Dragon passenger flights from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong will be prohibited from landing at Hong Kong International Airport for two weeks, from September 20 to October 3, pursuant to Chapter 599H of the Laws of Hong Kong, ”a Cathay Dragon press release reads.
The regional airline was scheduled to operate three flights a week between Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
“We are in the process of informing all affected passengers with the provision of refunds or other alternative flight arrangements,” said Cathay Dragon.
The airline says the aircraft operated on the flight from Kuala Lumpur has also been sent for a deep cleaning.
cathaypacific.com
