Typhoon DURIAN

[baboyako]

8PM Nov 28: 12.2N 131.7E 120 kph West @ 28 kph Eastern Luzon

DURIAN (REMING) becomes the 14th Typhoon of the 2006 Season...
accelerating towards Luzon, threatening Samar, Bicol & Quezon
Provinces. (Copyright © 2006, Typhoon2000.com)

[KeithD]

Bit of a stinker that one

[baboyako]

[scotsfiancee]

Typhoon durian???

[A_flyer]

This one (Reming/Durian) is a Supertyphoon. Signal 4 raised on east coast (Luzon), signal 2 in Manila area (for the moment)!

Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 195 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph

[Shamrockdave2003]

Oh Crikey im flying tomorrow 6pm to manila, arrive 8pm Friday hopefully i'll miss it

SD

[A_flyer]

Oh Crikey im flying tomorrow 6pm to manila, arrive 8pm Friday hopefully i'll miss it

Not so sure, it will pass over Manila somewhere on Friday. You may not land there as the airports will be surely closed if the strength of the Typhoon is confirmed. That was the case during last big typhoon.

Anyway, it's better to be safe than trying to land under a typhoon...

[Shamrockdave2003]

I wonder should i book a hotel then??Ii was going to do it before i made it to the airport i suppose i may as well try get one when i get their, what do you think will hotels give you your money back??

SD

[baboyako]

maybe just ask the pilot to try & land at the hole in the middle

[Shamrockdave2003]

[A_flyer]

I wonder should i book a hotel then??Ii was going to do it before i made it to the airport i suppose i may as well try get one when i get their, what do you think will hotels give you your money back??

I don't know, you have to ask the hotel about this special case, just know that Airlines will not give you any compensation in case of weather problem leading to cancel or divert flights.

It seems that remings will pass just south of Manila, see here: http://newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnew...ticle_id=35575

The Manila airport authority was also considering diverting all incoming flights to Hong Kong, radio reports said.

May be better to consider an hotel in Hong-Kong???
But you will know only at the last minute if the airport is open or closed.

[KeithD]

IBut you will know only at the last minute if the airport is open or closed.

Take a parchute & raft just in case......if it's last minute, you'll only get half-way to HK on the remaining fuel

[Chrisirene]

Or - if they give u a parachute - ask em for a surf board too - buggers would'nt lend me a kite surf in Boracay today. Said it was too windy or summat !!

[baboyako]

Boracay today.