Posted on 08/06/2022 11:20:19 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
Flight carriers have been strictly informed by Vietnamese authorities to avoid the airspace over the Taiwan Strait due to military drills being conducted in China. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam announced that the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation had given them a ‘Notice to Air Missions’ (NOTAM) obtained from China. The NOTAM clearly warns pilots that there will be “six temporary danger zones” near Taiwan in operation for all flights that pilots are forbidden from flying.
Flight Disruption Mayhem
Carriers across Vietnam have been heavily affected by this ordeal as ‘over 100 international flights’ have faced disruption due to China’s military drills.
Vietnam’s flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines from today has begun to amend its flight routes to ensure that they avoid the airspace near Taiwan Strait. The change in flight routes will heavily affect the airline’s normally seamless flight journeys. According to the Times Of India last Thursday, the company released an official statement, making it clear to passengers that flights will face slight disruptions.
“Since August 4, in order to ensure operation and flight safety, Vietnam Airlines will adjust flight routes between Vietnam and north-east Asia, including Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, between Vietnam and the US to avoid flying over some areas near the island of Taiwan.”
The company has acknowledged that this change will lead to prolonged waiting times for passengers, therefore, they have apologised in advance to their customers and encouraged them to forward plan before traveling.
It has been made clear by the airline that this change will remain for as long as China’s military drills are in operation.
Other airlines such as Vietjet, Bamboo Airways, EVA Airways, and China Airlines have also been affected by this and it is expected that more airlines, similarly, will follow in Vietnam Airlines’ footsteps shortly. It is without a doubt that China’s military drills will cause slight havoc for many airlines whilst in operation.
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Effective Dec. 2, 2021, the new name is a “more applicable term” that is “inclusive of all aviators and missions.”
WTH?! Will this insanity ever stop?! Figures Biden's handlers would do something this idiotic.
Last time the ChiComs went after Vietnam, they had to declare victory and retreat back to China.
You'd think this would be front page news all over the place. When did th8s happen? Did I miss the invasion?
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has issued an advisory to all Thai airlines to avoid air space around Taiwan, as the Chinese government has declared the airspace a “dangerous zone” due to its military exercises in the area.
All Thai airlines are instructed, by the CAAT, to adhere to China’s NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) strictly and to check regularly for any new NOTAM issued by China.
https://www.thaipbsworld.com/caat-advises-thai-airlines-to-avoid-air-space-over-and-near-taiwan/
It appears that ICAO and other international organization have not got the wording change done yet.
We need to kiss and make up with Vietnam, they would be valuable ally against the ChiComs
Them Vietnams are good shrimp
How about NOTAP?
When I was flying in Vietnam in 1966, we were altering our flight path constantly.
“Last time the ChiComs went after Vietnam, they had to declare victory and retreat back to China.”
China thought its invasion of Vietnam would be a cakewalk (much like Putin thought Ukraine would be a cakewalk); but it discovered that a country that had been fighting almost continuously for 25 years knew a little something about the game.
“We need to kiss and make up with Vietnam...”
We pretty much already have. We have pretty good relations with Vietnam. And they hate the Chinese.
“Last time the ChiComs went after Vietnam, they had to declare victory and retreat back to China.”
True, they Chicoms got their collective asses handed to them.
But that was 33 years ago.
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