China Eastern 737-800 MU5735 accident March 2022

[Turkey Brain]

Originally Posted by ATC Watcher

@ Krautland :
That was a long time ago, they are civil now. The problem still is that the airspace around the civil routes is mostly military airspace and cannot be penetrated, even for weather.

A point on safety and weather avoidance, in any country.

The military have never stopped me deviating for weather in China. When ATC can’t approve your weather deviation request.

” Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan, avoiding weather, will fly offset 30 nm miles right “

Incredibly my colleagues have said “ oh they won’t like that ! “

do I really care ?

My priority is the safety of my customers and colleagues, not the controller’s feelings who
maybe has their hands tied, with many rules.