Editing Cathay Pacific (section)

====2023–2024: Mass flight cancellations====
From December 2023 to January 2024, Cathay had to trim its schedules by an average of twelve flights per day through to the end of February to avoid significant flight cancellations over the peak Lunar New Year period. The pre-emptive decision comes as the airline grapples with a significant pilot shortage.

The cancellations were mainly on routes with multiple daily services, allowing Cathay to transfer booked passengers onto same day services. The carrier is also under some scrutiny in Hong Kong after a spate of flight cancellations since 24 December 2023, including forty flights over four days. Cancellations peaked on 7 January when the airline axed 27 flights at short notice.

After slashing its workforce during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], local news outlets say Cathay Pacific is now experiencing significant difficulties recruiting pilots, especially senior pilots. According to ''[[The Straits Times]]'', around 1,000 of the airline's 4,000 pilots were made redundant during the pandemic, while a further 1,000 resigned, effectively reducing Cathay's pilot pool by 50% over the period.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/135983-cathay-pacific-trims-flights-due-to-pilot-shortage | title=Cathay Pacific trims flights due to pilot shortage }}</ref>

On 12 December 2024, it was reported that Cathay have met their target of hiring 3,400 pilots to bring the airline back to pre-pandemic capacity. The airline is also planning to add another 100 pilots in January 2025. Prior to the pandemic, Cathay had a base of 3,800 pilots.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-12 |title=Hong Kong's Cathay hires 3,400 pilots this year, with low resignation rate of 2.9% |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/12/12/hong-kongs-cathay-hires-3400-pilots-this-year-with-low-resignation-rate-of-29 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref>