FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Typhoon Mangkhut 16 Sept 2018

Sep 13, 2018, 5:34 am

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HiroAvalon

Join Date: Jul 2007

Posts: 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cambo

By Sept 18, the typhoon is expected to be overhead northern Vietnam.

Looks to me, CX/KA are preparing to have the airplanes moved out of HKG, just in case, HKG gets a direct hit from the north-side of the typhoon (the heavy winds side). Then they will need Sept 18, to get the airplanes back to HKG and crews back in legal times scales. Airplanes don't like it to get extreme turbulent 145kts winds ....

I cancelled my flight and rebooked a direct flight using another non-oneworld carrier, hearing this news/hypothesis.
3 times the price, but hey, I need to be there...

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