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Old Apr 4, 2016 | 9:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Lussac
I was on the above flight (A343 B-HXF). The flight was delayed for 5 hours due to damage caused to the hull by baggage handlers in Auckland after boaring was complete. Whilst the damage was being checked by engineers the crew went out of hours and we finally left AKL after 18:30 instead of 13:20 arriving in HKG just before 03:00. Now very tired after being awake since early Monday morning!!
Was it a new set of crew? Does CX have a crew base in AKL?
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