Fuel stops
Dec 8, 2008 | 12:28 am
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Fuel stops
Im flying to Hong Kong tomorrow on 883 with my final destination being TPE. If the plane makes a fuel stop in TPE does anybody know if you can get out? No checked luggage, last segment of my ticket. Basically does the plane even go to a gate on these stops or just a remote stand?
Dec 8, 2008 | 12:39 am
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That happened to me early this year on a flight from LAX to HKG.
The answer is NO.
In my case the plane did stop at a gate but only ground staff came onboard (to clean the lavatories...etc). We were told no one can get off and must remain in the aircraft.
The answer is NO.
In my case the plane did stop at a gate but only ground staff came onboard (to clean the lavatories...etc). We were told no one can get off and must remain in the aircraft.
Dec 8, 2008 | 12:21 pm
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You cannot end your journey where the plane makes it's fuel stop en-route to it's destination. That's why it's a fuel stop, and in this case should it happen it is not even a fuel stop that was scheduled way out in advance. So should your flight make the TPE fuel stop, you'd still be flying LAX-TPE-HKG-TPE before it's all said and done.
Dec 8, 2008 | 2:57 pm
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FWIW, I flew 883 about a week ago and it was a 74A. No fuel stop.
However, we did take the most western routing I have ever seen on that flight. Usually the flight path arks around Alaska and comes down over Japan and past Taiwan into Hong Kong. On this flight, the path was pushed all the way over to west of Beijing and then southward through central China into Hong Kong.
However, we did take the most western routing I have ever seen on that flight. Usually the flight path arks around Alaska and comes down over Japan and past Taiwan into Hong Kong. On this flight, the path was pushed all the way over to west of Beijing and then southward through central China into Hong Kong.
Dec 8, 2008 | 9:41 pm
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Dec 9, 2008 | 10:38 am
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FWIW, I flew 883 about a week ago and it was a 74A. No fuel stop.
However, we did take the most western routing I have ever seen on that flight. Usually the flight path arks around Alaska and comes down over Japan and past Taiwan into Hong Kong. On this flight, the path was pushed all the way over to west of Beijing and then southward through central China into Hong Kong.
However, we did take the most western routing I have ever seen on that flight. Usually the flight path arks around Alaska and comes down over Japan and past Taiwan into Hong Kong. On this flight, the path was pushed all the way over to west of Beijing and then southward through central China into Hong Kong.
Dec 9, 2008 | 7:42 pm
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I was asleep for a good portion of the flight, but it seemed quite smooth from when I woke up when we were over Beijing and then onward.
I'll be flying 883 again in about a month and it is scheduled as a 74A. Wonder what was going on with the different aircraft as described by AA2MM
I'll be flying 883 again in about a month and it is scheduled as a 74A. Wonder what was going on with the different aircraft as described by AA2MM
Dec 10, 2008 | 1:00 pm
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I was asleep for a good portion of the flight, but it seemed quite smooth from when I woke up when we were over Beijing and then onward.
I'll be flying 883 again in about a month and it is scheduled as a 74A. Wonder what was going on with the different aircraft as described by AA2MM
I'll be flying 883 again in about a month and it is scheduled as a 74A. Wonder what was going on with the different aircraft as described by AA2MM
Dec 15, 2008 | 10:08 am
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I was asleep for a good portion of the flight, but it seemed quite smooth from when I woke up when we were over Beijing and then onward.
I'll be flying 883 again in about a month and it is scheduled as a 74A. Wonder what was going on with the different aircraft as described by AA2MM
I'll be flying 883 again in about a month and it is scheduled as a 74A. Wonder what was going on with the different aircraft as described by AA2MM
Dec 17, 2008 | 12:47 am
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The only flights that I recall being particularly turbulent on a fairly regular basis on those between Japan and HNL.
Dec 17, 2008 | 12:30 pm
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Season is the primary factor for the turbulence. Westbound flights generally have worse turbulence, as the routing is more constrained -- they try to avoid the worst areas but have less routing flexibility than eastbound.