China Airlines had six flights at Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport, all scheduled to fly to Taipei. Airline staff were as nervous as the passengers, knowing that if the planes failed to make it to Taipei, the entire airline schedule for the next day would also be hugely affected.
中華航空飛往台北的六架班機在啟德機場待命，華航空中和地勤人員跟旅客一樣著急，如果這六架飛機不飛回台北，不但無法將機上旅客準時送達目的地，隔日的航班調度也會大受影響。