Cathay Pacific stepped up to help with an offer of ‘distress fares’ for seats remaining on the Hong Kong to Manila flights. The airline will also be upgrading their Hong Kong Manila routes to larger planes to open another few hundred seats.
Hundreds of Filipino domestic helpers are in danger of being stranded in Hong Kong when those who bought tickets home to the Philippines with Peya Travel agency discovered Wednesday that although they had paid up, the tickets were not guaranteed.
Cathay Pacific stepped up to help with an offer of ‘distress fares’ for seats remaining on the Hong Kong to Manila flights. The airline will also be upgrading their Hong Kong Manila routes to larger planes to open another few hundred seats.
Philippine Airlines cheered up the passengers affected, up to 1,000, by announcing hundreds of tickets for the Hong Kong Manila route would be put on sale and flights outbound on the 22 and 23rd December and inbound on 3 and 4 January would use larger aircraft.
Cebu Pacific is reviewing its options for opening up additional tickets.
With a total of HK$500,000, cashless payment company TNC is giving away up to HK$1,000 (US$127.90) per domestic helper with proof they have been affected, to help them pay for more flights.