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Meng Wanzhou headed back to China
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CCA ... /CYVR/ZGSZ It's gotta be this one. Interesting that they sent something as large as a 777, but I guess they wanted to get her out before anyone changed their mind.
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ShanghaiNoon wrote:https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CCA552/history/20210924/2300Z/CYVR/ZGSZ It's gotta be this one. Interesting that they sent something as large as a 777, but I guess they wanted to get her out before anyone changed their mind.
It appears the Canadian hostages have been released too
https://globalnews.ca/news/8220178/meng ... D=ref_fark
No word on what equipment they are being flown home on.
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Spacepope wrote:ShanghaiNoon wrote:https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CCA552/history/20210924/2300Z/CYVR/ZGSZ It's gotta be this one. Interesting that they sent something as large as a 777, but I guess they wanted to get her out before anyone changed their mind.
It appears the Canadian hostages have been released too
https://globalnews.ca/news/8220178/meng ... D=ref_fark
No word on what equipment they are being flown home on.
Yeah I've been searching but I can't find anything.
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A video of her departure has surfaced: https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.5600059
Edit: Can we please stick to the aviation side of this story? I'm legitimately curious about the technical side of this.
Edit: Can we please stick to the aviation side of this story? I'm legitimately curious about the technical side of this.
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Mods, can we move this back to the aviation forum? I'm interested in finding out what equipment the Canadians will be arriving on.
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This is thread is only intended to discuss the aviation related part, so the return journey.
Feel free to start a separate thread to discuss the political aspects in Non-Aviation forum.
All political posts will be removed.
Feel free to start a separate thread to discuss the political aspects in Non-Aviation forum.
All political posts will be removed.
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Re: Meng Wanzhou headed back to China
How about the two Canadians?
Which flight do they fly?
Which flight do they fly?
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Re: Meng Wanzhou headed back to China
They also flew her well outside US airspace flying northeast above and around Alaska.
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Talk about over the top, they sent a whole B77W to pick her up. Wonder what is Canadian government sending? CC-130 Polaris?
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Re: Meng Wanzhou headed back to China
Earlier today I spotted a G5 on FR24 that left Tianjin for Anchorage (EDF). Soon after, there were 2 Canadian Forces CL-60s (CFC3060 and CFC3070) that left EDF for YYC. They just landed.
If I was a betting man, I'd say the two Michaels were on board these flights.
If I was a betting man, I'd say the two Michaels were on board these flights.
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RoyalBrunei757 wrote:Talk about over the top, they sent a whole B77W to pick her up. Wonder what is Canadian government sending? CC-130 Polaris?
They needed a plane that could make a transpacific journey and by the looks of it they avoided American airspace. A 777 was probably the fastest and most efficient option.
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ShanghaiNoon wrote:RoyalBrunei757 wrote:Talk about over the top, they sent a whole B77W to pick her up. Wonder what is Canadian government sending? CC-130 Polaris?
They needed a plane that could make a transpacific journey and by the looks of it they avoided American airspace. A 777 was probably the fastest and most efficient option.
A bit unnecessary to avoid US airspace, considering her release was part of a deal with the DOJ.
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Very much a trans-polar routing. Curious if that was optimal or influenced by political considerations.
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Thenoflyzone wrote:Earlier today I spotted a G5 on FR24 that left Tianjin for Anchorage (EDF). Soon after, there were 2 Canadian Forces CL-60s (CFC3060 and CFC3070) that left EDF for YYC. They just landed.
If I was a betting man, I'd say the two Michaels were on board these flights.
Cool. I hadn't noticed that. Maybe this one has something to do with it too: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/TBJ ... 1102Z/PANC
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Re: Meng Wanzhou headed back to China
Confirmed. The two Michaels are back on home soil, in Calgary.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spavor ... -1.6189640
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/spavor ... -1.6189640
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are back on home soil, almost three years after they were first detained in China.
The two men landed in Calgary shortly before 8 a.m. ET aboard a Royal Canadian Air Challenger aircraft.
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As we have learned on what equipment the two Canadians returned this thread will be locked.
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