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| Cathay Pacific scandal may delay ad campaign | |
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| Cathay Pacific may delay a global marketing campaign, after photographs of crew members allegedly engaging in a sexual act were published. | Cathay Pacific may delay a global 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 are thinking of holding the campaign back for a little while because the timing doesn't suit us at the moment," a spokeswoman said. | "We are thinking of holding the campaign back for a little while because the timing doesn't suit us at the moment," a spokeswoman said. |
| 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. |