Super Typhoon Saola has maximum sustained winds of 210kmh near the centre. - PHOTO: Reuters
HONG KONG (Bloomberg): An Ethiopian Airlines flight risked a rare landing during a super typhoon, becoming the only plane to touch down at Hong Kong airport on Friday evening as strong winds buffeted the city.
The Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner successfully landed at 5:06 p.m. local time, almost three hours after the last previous passenger plane descended into the city. No other planes were departing from Hong Kong or Shenzhen at the time.
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