Britair From United Kingdom, joined Aug 1999, 933 posts, RR: 17 Posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2092 times:
British Airways is adjusting its flight schedule to Hong Kong following a change in World Health Organisation (WHO) travel advice for travel to the area. Until further notice, BA will operate its Hong Kong services using Bangkok as a temporary transit.
The information issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) today, Wednesday 2nd April, advises visitors to Hong Kong to consider post-poning non-essential travel to the province in light of the current outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
TonyBurr From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 983 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1651 times:
I am not sure what difference this makes in regards to the WHO alert? How does stopping in BKK and continuing on to Hong Kong offer any kind of safety?
Britair From United Kingdom, joined Aug 1999, 933 posts, RR: 17 Reply 6, posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1631 times:
The main reason for the stopover (the same reason BA is operating Gulf flights via Larnaca) is that crew no-longer overnight in Hong Kong. Crew will slip in BKK and operate a shuttle BKK-HKG-BKK return. It is primarily for the safety of BA staff.
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