Originally Posted by
LeadSled
Folks,
In China, some airports are so high the crew has to wear supplemental oxygen on the ground during a turnaround.
Tootle pip!!
True, but there would be no such harrowing terrain to be found on a VHHH-ZYTL leg.
Having done a stretch as a vagrant jobseeker in the Middle Kingdom, I've often wondered aloud what it would take to make the locals stop smoking in the cockpit. I hadn't imagined quite so dramatic a scenario, but if the initial rumours of the cause are true, this just might do the trick.