UPS pilots seek option to refuse Hong Kong missions

A white UPS plane with brown tail comes in for a landing above the tree tops. Some UPS pilots are concerned about COVID testing in Hong Kong.

The union representing UPS (NYSE: UPS) pilots has asked the express and freight delivery giant for the option to decline flight assignments to Hong Kong after the city tightened COVID screening requirements for aircrews.

The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) wants the company to extend to Hong Kong an arrangement that allows cargo pilots to opt in for routes to mainland China, spokesman Brian Gaudet said.

The voluntary program “has worked well for us in China,” he said. It provides UPS...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-pilots-seek-option-to-refuse-hong-kong-missions

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