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Taming the typhoon: how Cathay Pacific dealt with Hato
One of the biggest storms to hit Hong Kong in recent years, Typhoon Hato, is on the way. Dozens of flights are due to land in the middle of it. What would you do? Aviation Editor Phil Heard spends 24 hours at Cathay Pacific’s airport operations centre as the drama unfolds
By Phil Heard / 03 Nov 2017
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