Hong Kong waivers for Typhoon Mangkhut?
Sep 13, 2018, 7:44 am
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Hong Kong waivers for Typhoon Mangkhut?
Does anyone have any information, please, about when BA will publish waivers for travel to/from Hong Kong over the next few days? It looks like closest approach will be on Sunday evening local time (16 September). I see that CX, LH and VS (and possibly others too) have already published waivers, and it seem inevitable that BA will have to do something similar at some stage.
Sep 13, 2018, 7:58 am
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Hi Globaliser - I can’t believe BA haven’t done anything - it’s all over the press in HK and we had a T3 warning yesterday as I am sure you’re aware.
Poor show on BA if still nothing there waiver wise - I left HK today but I can imagine it’s going to be chaos this weekend.
Maybe try your Corp TA?
Poor show on BA if still nothing there waiver wise - I left HK today but I can imagine it’s going to be chaos this weekend.
Maybe try your Corp TA?
Sep 13, 2018, 8:44 am
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KL have cancelled flights on Sunday and Monday according to a friend who is in HKG at the moment and scheduled to leave on the last flight out onSaturday.
Sep 13, 2018, 9:05 am
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I think that the number 3 signal yesterday was for a different storm that's now passed. Mangkhut is still east of the Philippines, and normally the trigger for number 1 is a distance of (IIRC) 800 km, which I think is about the distance to the closest point in the Philippines.
Sep 13, 2018, 9:37 am
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Have to say, Im currently in HK (Leave tomorrow on BA32) and did not even know about Mangkhut (which kinda says my family arent too concerned...) until I read this post....
Reading about it, seems i picked the right day to leave.
Reading about it, seems i picked the right day to leave.
Sep 13, 2018, 10:33 am
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Typhoons in HK are fascinating, it's just about the only thing that stops the place. So long as you are somewhere safe - which is mostly everywhere - and you don't need a taxi (who will charge stupid rates) then the thing to do it to go to a high building, listen out for the sirens, and watch HK temporarily swept into eerie, well organised submission by the forces of Nature. But not for long.
Sep 13, 2018, 1:45 pm
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I guess this explains why I have gotten several flight disruption emails with the offer for a 1 free itinerary change from Hong Kong Airlines for my return flight sha-hkg-lax Sunday evening.
Just pushed back from LAX on our outbound segment. Should prove to be an interesting weekend.
Just pushed back from LAX on our outbound segment. Should prove to be an interesting weekend.
Sep 13, 2018, 2:50 pm
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I guess this explains why I have gotten several flight disruption emails with the offer for a 1 free itinerary change from Hong Kong Airlines for my return flight sha-hkg-lax Sunday evening.
Just pushed back from LAX on our outbound segment. Should prove to be an interesting weekend.
Just pushed back from LAX on our outbound segment. Should prove to be an interesting weekend.
Sep 13, 2018, 3:07 pm
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Sep 14, 2018, 3:36 am
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