Cathay Pacific Airways is to operate additional flights to London to help carry passengers stranded as a result of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines’ grounding today.

A provisional liquidator was appointed today for a winding up of Oasis and the carrier has suspended all operations. It was serving London Gatwick and Vancouver from its Hong Kong base using Boeing 747-400s.

Oneworld alliance carrier Cathay says in a statement that it will operate two additional flights to London this Friday and Sunday, primarily to carry a large number of schoolchildren returning to the UK after a school term break.

“A number of seats would be set aside on these as well as scheduled flights, where possible, to accommodate the returning students,” says Cathay. <P class=Ms

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