Alleged sex scandal forces airline to delay ad campaign
Cathay Pacific may delay a global marketing campaign after photographs of crew members allegedly engaging in a sexual act were published online and in Chinese-language newspapers, according to the BBC.
The airline was due to launch the campaign in September with the tagline "meet the team who go the extra mile to make you feel special".
A spokeswoman was quoted saying Cathay may hold back the campaign because the timing didn't suit it at the moment.
The Hong Kong-based carrier announced that two crew members photographed in "compromising situations" were no longer working for the company. It has not given details of their duties.
The newspapers claim the woman in the photographs was a flight attendant and the man a pilot, both of whom were working for Cathay Pacific and they allege the photographs were taken in the cockpit of a Cathay plane.
The airline is handing over details of its internal investigation to Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department, said the BBC.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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