As you may have heard, one of our crew members has been tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Hong Kong. The other two crew members did not have a positive test but will now be quarantined for up to 14 days in a compound.
This quarantine situation in Hong Kong was brought to the attention of management in the regular COVID-19 meetings and in a separate letter addressing the concerns of our members regarding the expected quarantine accommodation. In various meetings we highlighted that the reported situation, crew members would be faced with, is not acceptable and that mitigating measures must be in place as long as we operate with crew layovers in Hong Kong.
After today’s event, we again addressed this issue in a letter sent from the Delegation to the CEO, demanding that with immediate effect all rotations are amended in a way that crews are not laying over in Hong Kong as long as the situation has not changed.
In the meantime, we remain in contact with our colleagues directly affected in Hong Kong and provide support if needed and as far as possible under the given circumstances.
