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Cathay Pacific scandal delays international ad campaign | |
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Cathay Pacific will delay a marketing campaign, after photographs of crew members allegedly engaging in a sexual act were published. | |
The airline was due to launch the campaign in September. | The airline was due to launch the campaign in September. |
Its tagline was "meet the team who go the extra mile to make you feel special". | Its tagline was "meet the team who go the extra mile to make you feel special". |
"We have decided to postpone the global launch of our next wave of our advertising campaign to 1 October," said a spokeswoman. | |
She added that the original timing "doesn't suit us". | |
Last week, the Hong Kong-based carrier announced that two crew members photographed in "compromising situations" were no longer working for the company. | Last week, the Hong Kong-based carrier announced that two crew members photographed in "compromising situations" were no longer working for the company. |
It gave no details on their duties for the airline. | It gave no details on their duties for the airline. |
A number of photographs were recently published online and in Chinese-language newspapers. | A number of photographs were recently published online and in Chinese-language newspapers. |
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. | 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. |
They allege the photographs were taken in the cockpit of a Cathay Pacific plane. | They allege the photographs were taken in the cockpit of a Cathay Pacific plane. |
Cathay's chief executive, John Slosar, said there no evidence to suggest that the incidents happened on any flights while airborne. | Cathay's chief executive, John Slosar, said there no evidence to suggest that the incidents happened on any flights while airborne. |
"I find any behaviour that recklessly soils the reputation of our company or our team members as totally unacceptable," Mr Slosar said in a statement. | "I find any behaviour that recklessly soils the reputation of our company or our team members as totally unacceptable," Mr Slosar said in a statement. |
The airline is in the process of handing over details of its internal investigation to Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department. | The airline is in the process of handing over details of its internal investigation to Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department. |
September's marketing launch was supposed to be the second phase of an international campaign. | September's marketing launch was supposed to be the second phase of an international campaign. |