Hong Kong

Frankfurt, Melbourne, San Francisco and Vancouver are among the routes being canceled.

Almost half of the routes the Hong Kong-based startup is seeking to fly are to destinations in mainland China.

Asia's biggest airports report massive decreases in international passenger traffic because of COVID-19.

Service to the UK was suspended in mid-December after a more transmissible COVID-19 strain was detected in the country.

The quarantine-free bubble is slated to be implemented this month.

Aviation is included in larger stimulus package.

The carriers were the last North American airlines still operating to Hong Kong.

Rupert Hogg among senior officials replaced as China pressure takes toll on Cathay.

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific is to expand its route network and increase its fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft as it grapples with "intense competition", particularly on international routes to and from China.