Your flight is scheduled from Toronto to Hong Kong, but there is a snowstorm, torrential downpour, or hurricane it has to face, you might wonder if the plane’s pilot and your airline are prepared for it or not?

The flight route from Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is one of the longest air routes that are operated by Cathay Pacific Airlines. It takes 15 hours and 40 minutes and covers a distance of approximately 12560 Kilometers. To get more information about the flight you can visit https://www.cathaypacific.com/destinations/en_CA/flights-from-toronto-to-hong-kong

For such a long flight, it is obvious to get worried about the harsh weather situations. No matter how well prepared you are for a flight, the one thing even an organized traveler could not control is; Mother Nature.

But, the good news is that there is nothing much to worry about.

Fortunately, there are lots of people responsible for planning and tracking weather conditions on most commercial flights. They do not only map out the alternative routes but decide to delay flights also. 

Here’s how airlines and pilots prepare for extreme weather:

• For a safe fight, ground crews are extremely important. The slush and snow are considered as the scariest conditions to fly. Both of these situations impact the take-off, landing, and the way a plane flies. This is the reason why the airplanes are very carefully cleaned before a flight take-off because the tiniest amount of any snowflake or ice particles can disturb the effectiveness of wings.
• Weather is so unpredictable; it can change in a moment. These changes can awry your best-laid plans. The airlines and Federal Aviation Authorities (FAA) know it very well and they are also prepared for it. The commercial aircraft fly with a device called “Airborne Wind Shear Detection and Alert System.” This system uses radar information to warn pilots about the potentially dangerous situations and weather conditions. In addition to this system all the major airports also keenly watch their Doppler radar.
• If we consider the entire job from a pilot’s perspective, we understand that flying ahead of a storm needs proper knowledge of weather, situations before and after departure, expected turbulence type, and when and how to deviate from critical weather situations. All the pilots are well trained to instinctively handle with or without visibility the inclement weather.
• All pilots undergo rigorous training while working for the airline, and their training typically does not stop after graduating their pilot training. Well-known and reputed airlines have pilots and co-pilots with thousands of hours of experience in the air.
• Mostly days before you ever saw the snowflake falling, the aviation experts already map the alternative routes for your upcoming flight.
• In the end, everything boils down to safety, and if aviation authorities find things are less than ideal, they likely cancel or postpone flights.

There is nothing for you to worry about the storm or bad weather, the airline, pilots, and FAA make it possible to your destination just fine to their best.

Happy travels!