Originally Posted by 3TEN
If you compare SQ1 which leaves about the same time as CX873 on 6 Jun, SQ1 made it non-stop to HKG at 06:41 on 7 Jun unlike CX873 which had a fuel stop at TPE. If it was weather related, all flights arriving around that time would have to be diverted.

I was on CX885 (LAX-HKG) on 23 May and the flight was diverted to KIX for fuel stop, and CX LAX ground staff told me that it was due to "stronger than normal headwinds". Interestingly, UA867 by United Airlines made it non-stop from LAX to HKG. Both flights are operated with B747-400, as in the case for SQ1 and CX873.

Diversions due to weather? It's more like CX aircraft's performance have deteriorated to the extent that they can't fly non-stop from US (SFO, LAX) to HKG with normal commercial load. Instead of restricting the payload that the flight carries, CX chose to inconvenient passengers with fuel stops, and worse of all, cheated passengers by blaming it on weather.

I've feedback to CX via the online website, but so far no response at all. Seems like they don't really care about passengers anymore.