China South diverts to AMS...

[igs942]

Being reported on in the Daily Fail that CZ303 diverted to AMS with low fuel after earlier diversion around Chinese military ops


London-bound flight forced to divert to Amsterdam after 'running out of fuel' | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3184106/London-bound-flight-forced-divert-Amsterdam-running-fuel.html)

[Dave's brother]

was forced to divert to Amsterdam after running out of fuel.
Gee, I dunno. You'd think most planes would divert before running out of fuel. But it's in the Daily Mail so it must be right.

[Methersgate]

I am quietly amused. In the 1990's I lived in Beijing and in the flat below mine lived the (Dutch) Airbus representative to Air China, who used to call on me a couple of times a week at least to rant, over a Heineken, about Air China's absurdly excessive fuel reserves...

[YRP]

Gee, I dunno. You'd think most planes would divert before running out of fuel. But it's in the Daily Mail so it must be right.


That's not how we do it in Canada. :)

[wingview]

They had to make a huge detour plus the head wind:http://http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/CZ303/#6fff929

It was already known for at least 8 hours that they would make the fuel stop at AMS. Not sure if the flightplan was CAN-AMS AMS-LHR.

[ELAC]

I am quietly amused. In the 1990's I lived in Beijing and in the flat below mine lived the (Dutch) Airbus representative to Air China, who used to call on me a couple of times a week at least to rant, over a Heineken, about Air China's absurdly excessive fuel reserves...

Nothing's changed.:ugh:

[LLuCCiFeR]

I am quietly amused. In the 1990's I lived in Beijing and in the flat below mine lived the (Dutch) Airbus representative to Air China, who used to call on me a couple of times a week at least to rant, over a Heineken, about Air China's absurdly excessive fuel reserves... ]And here's the reason for those "absurdly excessive" fuel reserves: http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/563718-delta-747-400-takes-beating-over-china.html

In China, with Chinese ATC and Chinese bureaucracy and total inflexibility, you only have too much fuel if you're on fire. :ok:

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Inbound heavy traffic from the Far East to Heathrow diverting to Amsterdam for fuel is not new. Can't understand all the excitement!

[LookingForAJob]

So, let me just make sure I've got this right. An aircraft crew following what appear to be normal and safe procedures is now headline news in that excuse for a newspaper?

[swh]

I think the news is normal safe and China in one sentence