Hong Kong controller halts Finnair A340 taxiway take-off

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Investigators in Hong Kong have opened an inquiry after the attempted departure of a Finnair Airbus A340 from a taxiway at the international airport.

The incident occurred on 26 November, says Finnair safety vice-president Antti Aukia.

Hong Kong controller halts Finnair A340 taxiway take-off

 

[Flying Fox]

Great work by ATC

 

[markis10]

Great work by ATC

Yep, and you can see why its not the first time its happened on 07L, with two parallel taxiways leading to the holding point.

 

[samh004]

I couldn’t find an appropriate night photo of the runway, but wouldn’t the amount of lights on the actual runway and the taxiway differ considerably that you’d notice the difference, or at ground level is it not as noticeable as in the air?

Finally, do the systems in the coughpit, the screens, show airport layout?

 

[markis10]

I couldn’t find an appropriate night photo of the runway, but wouldn’t the amount of lights on the actual runway and the taxiway differ considerably that you’d notice the difference, or at ground level is it not as noticeable as in the air?

Finally, do the systems in the coughpit, the screens, show airport layout?

Looking at this from around the 2 and a half minute mark is not a bad indication, while not a coughpit view, there is hardly an abundance of lights in the area.

YouTube - [HD] Cathay Pacific B744 (B-HOO) landing in Hong Kong (at night)

07L does not have the running rabbit which would have helped, like 07R.