Cathay Pacific Airways has authorized their flight crew to wear face masks to protect themselves against the new coronavirus.

This week, the crew of the crew of Chinese airline Cathay Pacific Airways demanded that the flight attendants wear face masks on all flights to avoid getting infected with the new coronavirus from China.

Now, the airline has listened to the flight attendants and allows them to wear face masks when working on flight operations from mainland China. It writes the travel medium travelmole.com.

However, the stewards are still not happy with the permit, as they believe it should be extended to all flights with the Hong Kong-based airline.

Cathay Pacific Airways has also begun providing face masks and disinfecting napkins for passengers to Hong Kong from Wuhan, where the virus is expected to originate.

The Chinese authorities confirm over 300 cases of the virus in China, with six people confirmed dead. At the same time, the coronavirus has spread to Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the United States.