Cx260 diverted
Dec 24, 2019 | 5:35 am
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Cx260 diverted
For those interested i just heard Cx260 from CDG to HKG (dec 23 flight) was diverted to TSE (Kazakhstan). Apparently a medical emergency then the plane broke down? Replacement flight is schedule for 1225am to arrive HKG on dec 25 at 950am...
Dec 24, 2019 | 8:41 pm
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Yikes. Were passengers given hotel rooms during the delay? Were visas an issue?
Dec 24, 2019 | 8:45 pm
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Talking to a friend who was on the flight apparently there was someone who was pregnant who said that their water broke so pilot decided to divert. They were given a hotel and i heard that there were some who were not allowed out of the airport sue to visa issues
Dec 25, 2019 | 2:17 pm
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Wow...your child becoming a Kazakhstani national by accident. I wonder if the birth was premature - CX is meant to reject pregnant women for travel if they are 36 weeks in.
Dec 25, 2019 | 2:20 pm
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Especially if there are problems or the kid is premature, it would surely be better to give birth in Paris or Hong Kong.
Dec 25, 2019 | 4:15 pm
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Dec 25, 2019 | 4:39 pm
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I guess the medical aspect is semi interesting. Probably best to land somewhere that can try and stave off labour with nifedipine and get some betamethasone into the mother to help the kids lungs, rather than continuing and having an inevitable premature delivery. Can always get a medical plane out to take mum somewhere more suitable once shes stabilised
(I assume none of that would be available on board? I dont have a copy of the list for Hong Kong but from the EU and Singapore lists it seems unlikely although slightly possible they may have injectable salbutamol which would do the trick, possibly. The injectable corticosteroid referenced I imagine is most likely there for anaphylaxis so probably more a hydrocortisone)
(I assume none of that would be available on board? I dont have a copy of the list for Hong Kong but from the EU and Singapore lists it seems unlikely although slightly possible they may have injectable salbutamol which would do the trick, possibly. The injectable corticosteroid referenced I imagine is most likely there for anaphylaxis so probably more a hydrocortisone)
Dec 25, 2019 | 5:45 pm
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Kazakhstan applies jus sanguinis (instead of jus soli) in nationality law, so chances are the child will not become a Kazakhstani national. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakh...ationality_law
Dec 25, 2019 | 7:02 pm
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While OT, fascinating-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birt...raft_and_ships
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birt...raft_and_ships
Dec 25, 2019 | 11:28 pm
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Dec 25, 2019 | 11:37 pm
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Dec 26, 2019 | 12:46 am
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None of the 3 reports I found mentioned delivery in the air:
https://www.hk01.com/突發/414199/孕婦巴黎返港途中突然產痛-國泰航機緊急轉降哈薩克
https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/aeanews/...00912_001.html
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OT1: When did on.cc stopped using the "Because ..." phrase?
OT2: Funny how both on.cc and people.com.cn both reported the circumstances faced by Taiwanese pax, but with very different perspectives.
Dec 26, 2019 | 2:52 am
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It does not.
Oriental is doing this to trash CX's reputation. But since this is not really an incident that caused by CX, trashing CX may result unexpected troubles.
It is up to you what you want to believe. Still I would say Oriental is more plausible as I rarely see a Hong Kong resident thanking the "Party".
Oriental is doing this to trash CX's reputation. But since this is not really an incident that caused by CX, trashing CX may result unexpected troubles.
It is up to you what you want to believe. Still I would say Oriental is more plausible as I rarely see a Hong Kong resident thanking the "Party".
Dec 26, 2019 | 7:25 am
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Not only CX but I recall in the US, immigration may/will deny entry and send you back overseas from a few instances I recall...