China Earthquake 2008/5/12 - Effect on Flights
May 12, 2008, 8:09 am
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China Earthquake 2008/5/12 - Effect on Flights
Earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan at 14.48 on 2008/5/12
Chengdu airport (CTU) closed (6 pm)
MU suspended flights to CTU
Any updates welcome
edit 1: CTU to remain closed until 20.00 2008/5/12
edit 2: CTU to remain closed until 08.00 2008/5/13
Flights diverted to Chongqing and Xi'an
edit 3: CTU resumes normal operations at 08.00 2008/5/13
Chengdu airport (CTU) closed (6 pm)
MU suspended flights to CTU
Any updates welcome
edit 1: CTU to remain closed until 20.00 2008/5/12
edit 2: CTU to remain closed until 08.00 2008/5/13
Flights diverted to Chongqing and Xi'an
edit 3: CTU resumes normal operations at 08.00 2008/5/13
Last edited by sniles; May 13, 2008 at 1:22 am
May 12, 2008, 10:15 am
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Earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan at 14.48 on 2008/5/12
Chengdu airport (CTU) closed (6 pm)
MU suspended flights to CTU
Any updates welcome
edit 1: CTU to remain closed until 20.00 2008/5/12
edit 2: CTU to remain closed until 08.00 2008/5/13
Flights diverted to Chongqing and Xi'an
Chengdu airport (CTU) closed (6 pm)
MU suspended flights to CTU
Any updates welcome
edit 1: CTU to remain closed until 20.00 2008/5/12
edit 2: CTU to remain closed until 08.00 2008/5/13
Flights diverted to Chongqing and Xi'an
May 12, 2008, 10:33 am
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It shook Beijing, which is over 1500KM away from this site. Pretty strong.
Some more information here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...23973420080512
Some more information here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...23973420080512
May 12, 2008, 11:33 am
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Got news from some people who live about 90 miles from the epicenter. They said they were advised to stay and sleep outside as its predicted there will be more quakes in that region in the next day or so.
May 12, 2008, 12:10 pm
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those are over 5.0.
May 12, 2008, 12:12 pm
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Update: Looks like Chengdu airport has resumed operations to allow some outbound flights to depart from the airport, but still no inbound flights seem to be allowed as of now.
Source: http://en.carnoc.com/list/7/7336.html
Source: http://en.carnoc.com/list/7/7336.html
May 12, 2008, 2:05 pm
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Seems like a nasty quake. Hopefully, the loss of life will not be as severe as some are predicting.
Ironically, this weekend, I began planning the pre-Olympic component of my August trip to China. And, as luck would have it, I was thinking of making my first visit to the Sichuan province. High on the list was seeing the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, which apparently is the epicenter of the quake.
Oh, well. In the scheme of things, no big deal for me. I guess there's nothing I can do but wait a couple weeks to read the damage reports and see if a visit to Sichuan would be viable this summer.
Ironically, this weekend, I began planning the pre-Olympic component of my August trip to China. And, as luck would have it, I was thinking of making my first visit to the Sichuan province. High on the list was seeing the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, which apparently is the epicenter of the quake.
Oh, well. In the scheme of things, no big deal for me. I guess there's nothing I can do but wait a couple weeks to read the damage reports and see if a visit to Sichuan would be viable this summer.
May 12, 2008, 4:33 pm
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From a blog here in China:
"Beijing air traffic controllers left the control tower when it started shaking (imagine you are a pilot making an approach to Beijing airport and suddenly you cannot reach the tower anymore!)"
"A terrible tragedy on Buddha's birthday and exactly 88 days before the Olympics (8 is a lucky number in China)"
"Beijing air traffic controllers left the control tower when it started shaking (imagine you are a pilot making an approach to Beijing airport and suddenly you cannot reach the tower anymore!)"
"A terrible tragedy on Buddha's birthday and exactly 88 days before the Olympics (8 is a lucky number in China)"
May 12, 2008, 7:58 pm
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It was just a matter of time
Kinda thought this might pop up a little sooner.
"This year the Chinese government may benefit from the disaster, as international sympathy in the wake of the earthquake will divert attention from unrest in Tibet."
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/34774,...as-development
"This year the Chinese government may benefit from the disaster, as international sympathy in the wake of the earthquake will divert attention from unrest in Tibet."
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/34774,...as-development
May 12, 2008, 8:20 pm
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Seems like a nasty quake. Hopefully, the loss of life will not be as severe as some are predicting.
Ironically, this weekend, I began planning the pre-Olympic component of my August trip to China. And, as luck would have it, I was thinking of making my first visit to the Sichuan province. High on the list was seeing the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, which apparently is the epicenter of the quake.
Oh, well. In the scheme of things, no big deal for me. I guess there's nothing I can do but wait a couple weeks to read the damage reports and see if a visit to Sichuan would be viable this summer.
Ironically, this weekend, I began planning the pre-Olympic component of my August trip to China. And, as luck would have it, I was thinking of making my first visit to the Sichuan province. High on the list was seeing the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, which apparently is the epicenter of the quake.
Oh, well. In the scheme of things, no big deal for me. I guess there's nothing I can do but wait a couple weeks to read the damage reports and see if a visit to Sichuan would be viable this summer.
Incidentally, we were on the beach in Hong Kong and at what was probably around the time of the 'quake a pretty big wave (considering the sea was flat as the proverbial mill-pond yesterday) came a fair way up the beach soaking a lot of sunbathers! Didn't think anything of it at the time but I would now guess it was a shock wave (and we must be about as far away from the epicenter as London is from Moscow (at a guess)).
May 12, 2008, 8:59 pm
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Kinda thought this might pop up a little sooner.
"This year the Chinese government may benefit from the disaster, as international sympathy in the wake of the earthquake will divert attention from unrest in Tibet."
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/34774,...as-development
"This year the Chinese government may benefit from the disaster, as international sympathy in the wake of the earthquake will divert attention from unrest in Tibet."
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/34774,...as-development
May 12, 2008, 9:19 pm
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May 12, 2008, 9:38 pm
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Seems like a nasty quake. Hopefully, the loss of life will not be as severe as some are predicting.
Ironically, this weekend, I began planning the pre-Olympic component of my August trip to China. And, as luck would have it, I was thinking of making my first visit to the Sichuan province. High on the list was seeing the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, which apparently is the epicenter of the quake.
Oh, well. In the scheme of things, no big deal for me. I guess there's nothing I can do but wait a couple weeks to read the damage reports and see if a visit to Sichuan would be viable this summer.
Ironically, this weekend, I began planning the pre-Olympic component of my August trip to China. And, as luck would have it, I was thinking of making my first visit to the Sichuan province. High on the list was seeing the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, which apparently is the epicenter of the quake.
Oh, well. In the scheme of things, no big deal for me. I guess there's nothing I can do but wait a couple weeks to read the damage reports and see if a visit to Sichuan would be viable this summer.
May 12, 2008, 11:41 pm
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May 13, 2008, 12:23 am
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Kinda thought this might pop up a little sooner.
"This year the Chinese government may benefit from the disaster, as international sympathy in the wake of the earthquake will divert attention from unrest in Tibet."
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/34774,...as-development
"This year the Chinese government may benefit from the disaster, as international sympathy in the wake of the earthquake will divert attention from unrest in Tibet."
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/34774,...as-development