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Dec 9, 2004 | 11:57 pm

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jkc22

Join Date: Jan 2003

Location: SFO/OAK

Programs: AA/EXP 3MM; UA/1K; HY/DIA; SPG/PLT; Fairmont/Life PLT

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The Plot Thickens....

At this moment, on 12/9/04 at 22:51, by checking the CX departures/arrivals info on 883 and 881 respectively, it shows that for 883 there's a stop in ICN while 881 is "nonstop".......BOTH flights are schedules to arrive in HKG on 11/11 in the morning.

Code:

CX883  Los Angeles  Seoul/Incheon  11 Dec 
04:25 11 Dec 
04:19 -  Not Yet
Arrived   
    
    
   CX883  Los Angeles  Hong Kong  11 Dec 
06:00 -  -  Cancelled   
    
    
   CX883  Seoul/Incheon  Hong Kong  11 Dec 
06:00 11 Dec 
08:10 -  Not Yet
Arrived

While the departure shows:

Code:

   CX883  Los Angeles  Seoul/Incheon  09 Dec 
22:35 09 Dec 
22:35 -  Not Yet
Departed   
    
    
   CX883  Los Angeles  Hong Kong  09 Dec 
22:35 -  -  Cancelled   
    
    
   CX883  Seoul/Incheon  Hong Kong  11 Dec 
05:25 11 Dec 
05:25 -  Not Yet
Departed

For 881, the following applies.....

Code:

CX881  Los Angeles  Hong Kong  11 Dec 
07:40 11 Dec 
07:37 -  Not Yet
Arrived

So my question is.....how can CX KNOW at approximately 20mins before departure that 883 is going to need a refuel stop in ICN??? It seems to me it's INTENTIONALLY planned, while the 881 is planned to operate according to schedule.

The head-wind issue is there, but it cannot possibly be THAT different since the two flights are only 2 hours apart......

Any experts/insiders want to comment???

Last edited by jkc22; Dec 10, 2004 at 12:11 am

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