Yes, well said Cyril.
There was a time CX when would press on until the conditions got so bad that all the inbound aircraft ended up diverting in an uncontrolled mess. The end result was complete chaos that took a very long time to get back on track, with aircraft and crews all out of position. If I remember correctly, things came to a head in 1999 after Typhoon York, when it took about two weeks to get the schedule working again after the storm went through. Since then, CX has opted to shut the operation down much earlier and control the positioning of aircraft and crew. Unfortunately the forecasters don't always get it right, but that's hardly CX's fault.
Last edited by BuzzBox; 24th Sep 2013 at 02:48.