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It dislodged Pisa in the western Mediterranean, whittled away at Venice’s hold on eastern ports, and set up colonies on the Black Sea for trade with Russia and faraway Cathay.
With most of the international papers dominated in midweek by domestic issues, the South China Morning Post reported in Hong Kong that flight attendants on Cathay Pacific, an airline that promises "warmth and friendly service straight from the heart," were threatening to stop smiling at passengers if their pay demands weren't met.
Marco Polo’s account of life in legendary Cathay was received with incredulity in Europe, where it was suggested that his imagination had run wild.
About a year ago the chairman of Cathay Pacific, Peter Sutch, defended such arrangements, saying that "unfettered competition" would destroy the "stability" of the market.
While the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post said that the discontented flight crews of Cathay Pacific Airways have still not decided whether to implement a plan to stop smiling at passengers, the Times of India carried an editorial Wednesday calling on the flight attendants to "have second thoughts."