Originally Posted by
sscywong
Actually it was CAN ATC that impose the traffic flow control northbound to PEK / PVG... No idea whether this is requested by PEK / PVG or decided by CAN ATC... So unless those from SIN / CGK flew other routes to PEK / PVG they were subject to the same flow restriction....
I was always wondering flying Japan / S.Korea first then return back to PEK / PVG / Europe would be better or not...
I think a lot of this has been due to bad weather in southern China through June. My experience is that every time thunderstorms come along China's ATC suffers hiccups.
When that happens I suspect the inbound flights from further away e.g. from SIN get priority as they are already half way in. So flights ex-HKG, SZX and CAN suffer disproportionately as they can be held on the ground, whereas it is more difficult to hold flights en route in mid-air.