Typhoon In HKG

[Ryan N]

A major typhoon is about to hit HKG. CX have stopped operations as of 2pm HKG time. The 2 QF flights from SYD to HKG are not departing until late tonight, if at all.

[Andrew P]

and the 2 CX flights that left this morning from SYD will be stopping in Cebu for the night

lucky passengers

Banjo

[Bob C]

My daughter and several friends were booked to fly with CX from PER to HKG tonight then on to LHR and Malaga, Spain on Sunday.

They received advice this afternoon that their flight to HKG had been cancelled due to the Typhoon so after frantic work by CX and their travel agent, they are now leaving Perth at 0255 with Air Mauritius to Mauritius then onwards to London with British Airways - all of 6 kms longer according to the Great Circle Mapper.

The joys of parenthood and airline travel !!!!

[Nigel C]

Virgin Atlantic is loading in Sydney as I type. They look like going to Manilla.

A Cathay A330 is parked on Bay 75 and doesn't look like going anywhere.

Viva Macau is cancelled for tomorrow at this stage.

[Tony G]

Virgin Atlantic is loading in Sydney as I type. They look like going to Manilla.

A Cathay A330 is parked on Bay 75 and doesn't look like going anywhere.

Viva Macau is cancelled for tomorrow at this stage.

Yes i noticed VA was still at the stand near the tunnel while i was driving into the city tonight...Ah the thypoon is the reason

[Nigel C]

QF127 and QF187 both departed just prior to curfew.

[Shameel Kumar]

My daughter and several friends were booked to fly with CX from PER to HKG tonight then on to LHR and Malaga, Spain on Sunday.

They received advice this afternoon that their flight to HKG had been cancelled due to the Typhoon so after frantic work by CX and their travel agent, they are now leaving Perth at 0255 with Air Mauritius to Mauritius then onwards to London with British Airways - all of 6 kms longer according to the Great Circle Mapper.

The joys of parenthood and airline travel !!!!


Sounds like a fair trade-off there. Miss out on flying CX, but get to fly BA and also see the beautiful island of Mauritius. Also, having a 3am departure is a dream! I wish flights to USA left at that time from SYD. :)

[Bob C]

Hi Shameel

Yep, I think so and she'll be happy to get another stamp in her passport !

But when I (half jokingly) asked her to keep a note of all the aircrat she saw, particularly at LHR, I just got the "look" that all females are very good at !!

PS - the 0255 departure wasn't too bad as at least we could watch the Olympics and see Steve Hooker win his gold.

[Ryan N]

Yesterday's QF188 was cancelled, while QF128 is estimated to departed HKG at 12:20pm today local time. Any further delays will mean a mad dash to beat the SYD curfew.

[Ryan N]

According to the Qantas website, QF128 arrived in SYD at 11:04pm, 4 minutes after the curfew.

[Daniel F]

According to the Qantas website, QF128 arrived in SYD at 11:04pm, 4 minutes after the curfew.

No, it didn't arrive after curfew. 11:04pm is the time it arrived at the gate. Curfew is based on the landing time which was 10:58pm.

[D Chan]

No, it didn't arrive after curfew. 11:04pm is the time it arrived at the gate. Curfew is based on the landing time which was 10:58pm.

I was driving on Cleveland street heading from the Moore Park area to Sydney Uni, and I was quite surprised to see a QF 744 on approach to 16R so late. I looked at the dashboard clock and the time was 11:58pm. I was 100% the time was accurate as I checked my watch as well.

I think they wouldve just beaten the curfew by a matter of seconds. If not I don't know if they would have enough fuel to divert, esp if they had to cruise at a higher CI to make up for lost time or just to make the curfew.

[Andrew P]

or he had authorised approval to land break the curfew, it is possible to get, especially as the problem was not of the airlines making

Banjo

[Nigel C]

I looked at the dashboard clock and the time was 11:58pm. I was 100% the time was accurate as I checked my watch as well.

Dickson,
Given Rwy 16R/34L was closed north of Twy Bravo-10 at 2305 immediately following the departure of the Saudi B747SP, then I think either your clocks must be wrong, or you've made a typo here.

QF128 even asked the tower to confirm they still had a landing clearance as the time was running fine. The landing time that Daniel F has quoted is correct according to reports made to me by Eyeball MkII and Eardrum MkI.;)

Cheers

[Daniel F]

I was driving on Cleveland street heading from the Moore Park area to Sydney Uni, and I was quite surprised to see a QF 744 on approach to 16R so late. I looked at the dashboard clock and the time was 11:58pm. I was 100% the time was accurate as I checked my watch as well.

I think they wouldve just beaten the curfew by a matter of seconds.

If the flight landed on 16R and made it to the gate by 11:04pm, then it would most likely have made the curfew by more than just a few seconds. Maybe its time to resync your watch. :D

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