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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.
The flu crisis caused the Cathay Pacific airline to stop serving chicken on its flights to Taiwan, where panic was high, though it continued to serve Brazilian frozen chicken on other flights.
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.
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.
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.