It's also in case Colonel Wong wants to fly his MiG copy for 20 minutes; the PLAAF controls most of the country's airspace. This is a happy result for China, as it puts the squeeze on Hong Kong. I note, and sometimes compete with for levels, more and more mainland airliners flying direct to destinations in Australia and elsewhere. Maybe that's why we still don't have 'Pearl Approach' after 17 years.
The new Jebel Ali airport in Dubai will have five parallel runways, has desert weather, their military is under control, and is home to an airline that has embraced the A380. It is noteworthy that Virgin has dropped out of the 'Kangaroo Route' via HKIA.
ATC blogs are laudable, but HKIA has gone as far as it can go unless there are radical changes 'up north', and CX needs to order VLA's 'yesterday'.
Last edited by Captain Dart; 7th Feb 2014 at 22:58.