Originally Posted by
christep
At HKG there is no need for batmen directing planes to the main gates - they have an electronic guidance system.
And really! I grew up by the sea in the UK, today wasn't that exceptional, in general.
Indeed and 80 to 110km per hr is nothing extraordinary in many coastal regions.
HK has become so precaution-minded, for legal/media reasons, that it is starting to be ridiculous IMO.
I can understand the risk of the ocean overflowing, as it did today, or a branch falling from a tree, or a typical-HK scaffolding breaking. But if a jetway cannot operate with 100km wind or staff cannot unload bags, then there is a real problem with the airport.