FedEx pilots chafe at Hong Kong’s forced quarantine

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 28, 2020 10:07 PM CT | Published: July 28, 2020 6:54 PM CT
<strong>Leaders of the Air Line Pilots Association&rsquo;s FedEx Express unit have asked the company to suspend operations in Hong Kong, saying pilots were involuntarily quarantined in crowded, poorly provisioned facilities because of COVID-19.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)

Leaders of the Air Line Pilots Association’s FedEx Express unit have asked the company to suspend operations in Hong Kong, saying pilots were involuntarily quarantined in crowded, poorly provisioned facilities because of COVID-19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)

FedEx Express’ pilots union asked the company to suspend operations in Hong Kong because of “unacceptable risks for pilots related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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Wayne Risher

Wayne Risher

Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.


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