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Old 30th May 2019, 06:35
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China is an ICAO member country. The ICAO indicates in Annex 2 that the PIC has final authority for safety of the aircraft and if he determines any actions are under urgent or emergency circumstances, either by a Pan Pan or an Mayday call, then ATC is to provide assistance and has no authority to override the PIC.

Get the aircraft safely to the destination and deal with any diplomatic problems on the ground. I'm sure any Airline would have stood behind their pilots had they deviated due to weather.

Just ask Delta who retired a severally damaged Boeing 744 after a similar hail storm incident a few years ago.

https://www.bizjournals.com › 2015/06/30Web resultsHail pummels Delta's N664US Boeing 747; NWA's "Spirit of Beijing" may face scrapyard (Photos) - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - The Business Journals
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