Originally Posted by
bille1319
06:12 QZ8501 requests left deviation from airway. Deviation approved.
Pilot then requests climb from FL320 to FL380
ATC asks pilot to standby, due to nearby traffic and to coordinate with next air traffic control sector (Singapore)
Who was the nearby traffic and what exactly was their seperation at 06:12? Was it flight UAE-409, AIr Asia flight M635 etc and how come none have reported unusual effects due to weather?
Could it be that a weather 'bomb' is so confined to such a very small local area that craft in the region experience little or no effects from this hazard?
The other traffic in the area probably just did a better job deviating around the weather.
