China is basically a military dictatorship. Colonel Wong wants to fly his MiG copy for twenty minutes and half the country's airspace gets shut down. Their civvy controllers have little more knowledge of what's going on than we CX or KA heroes.
It astounds me how sometimes even FO's that I operate with get worked up about China and Hong Kong delays, speed control etc. I doubt very much if they, or the captains that get worked up, are substantial shareholders in their respective airlines.
I sometimes wonder about these misplaced feelings of outrage and 'ownership' when in the end, pilots are treated by their respective companies as contracted 'staff' on ever-decreasing conditions, and a necessary evil.
Who cares? Bring a good book, do the South China Post crossword, or think of the overtime.
Last edited by Captain Dart; 21st Jun 2014 at 09:28.