The South China Morning Post (August 9) reported that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) told the Hong Kong-based  airline Cathay Pacific that from August 10, staff who had taken part in “illegal protests”, “violent actions” and “overly radical activities” in the city would not be allowed on services to or from the mainland. It also directed the airline to submit identification details of all crews on all services using mainland airspace.

Flights that did not have CAAC-approved crew lists would not be allowed to use Chinese airspace. In addition, Cathay Pacific was told that by Thursday it had to detail how it was stepping up internal safety controls and improving security.