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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
    Two men watching the weather on computer screens at the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) at Cathay Pacific’s headquarters
    Credit: Philip Heard
    People in a boardroom having a meeting in the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) at Cathay Pacific’s headquarters

    Credit: Philip Heard

    People on standby observing the typhoon on multiple screens in the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) at Cathay Pacific’s headquarters

    Credit: Philip Heard

    A computer screen displaying super typhoon Hato at the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) at Cathay Pacific’s headquarters

    Credit: Philip Heard

    A computer screen showing the direction of super typhoon Hato near South China Sea

    Credit: Philip Heard

    A gloomy photo of grey clouds and dark sky over Hong Kong victoria harbour

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    A gloomy view of Hong Kong harbour with grey clouds and sky during typhoon Hato

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    People and managers in the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) at Cathay Pacific’s headquarters observing typhoon hato from computer screens

    Credit: Philip Heard