Originally Posted by
zhaobao
CX841 departing on May 9 a few hours earlier (A350) took a polar route heading northeast to Greenland.. then Russia, Mongolia, Mainland China and then Hong Kong......, so you are saying the B77W doing the same route (and carrying extra fuel) is not possible ?
In short, yes, given the geomagnetic storm. A350 is a new generation plane compared to B777.