China ATS delays
Quick question for those in the know...
After travelling in China recently I was perplexed by the seemingly common problem of having all the passengers boarded, to be told of an ATC delay of three hours or so due to airspace/weather etc. Everywhere else in the world has either an ATS that could cope, or would hold boarding until such time that the problem cleared. Singapore is the only other place I know of that imposes ridiculous delays on departures, and that is only due to traffic sequencing over the Bay of Bengal.
So, why is China so different?