Cathay Pacific to add 5,000 workers in 2024 as demand recovers

Airline rushes to restore capacity by hiring pilots, cabin crew and ground staff

Cathay Pacific expects to turn a profit in 2023 for the first time since before COVID-19. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

KENSAKU IHARA and PEGGY YE, Nikkei staff writers

November 25, 2023 01:32 JST

HONG KONG -- Cathay Pacific Airways will hire 5,000 employees in 2024, Hong Kong's flagship carrier said on Friday, as a swift recovery in travel demand exacerbates a staffing shortage.

"We've got plans to significantly continue to increase the workforce," Rebecca Sharpe, Cathay's chief financial officer, told analysts in an online call.