SAFETY: Both carriers should submit reports on the incident, the Civil Aeronautics Administration said, adding that a communication mechanism is needed

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 16, 2018
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

Two passenger jets on Thursday last week diverted from the Chinese air routes that they were following to avoid bad weather systems, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said yesterday, adding that they did not enter Kinmen air space.

Flights KA805, operated by Cathay Dragon, and SQ825, operated by Singapore Airlines, were forced to divert from their planned routes and fly to the terminal approach control zone near Kinmen, the administration said.

Before the diversions, KA805 was operating on China’s southbound M503 route, while SQ825 was operating on China’s A470 route. Both air routes are used by flights connecting China’s Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta.

The agency said it would ask both carriers to submit comprehensive reports on the incident.    [FULL  STORY]