Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 404 First time in history!Airspace forbidden!Global backup!

It is late at night in Tokyo, Japan, but there are still several brightly lit rooms in the upper part of the ANA headquarters building, including the office of the president Guan Yueling.

In her office, Managing Director Kamikawa Linhe can overlook the prosperity of the Ginza business district through the huge glass windows of the office, and the highest and widest LED screen is playing the content of Xu Cang's hearing.

Under the LED screen, a large number of rally people gathered together and held signs, but because the distance was too far, they could not clearly see the content of the signs and slogans.

However, Shangchuan Linhe can basically guess what happened without looking clearly.

"I heard that Xu Cang used the Tokyo Tower as an example in the hearing, for example, hijacking a plane and crashing into the Tokyo Tower. Among other things, I admire him very much in terms of examples. He really dares to say anything." Shang Chuanlinhe laughed, and his eyes fell on Guan Yueling who was still sitting: "President, it seems that you said before that Xu Cang might turn the situation around, but this kind of thing didn't seem to happen. Moreover, according to Xu Cang The remarks made at the hearing had even more negative impact than before, and many people petitioned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting that Xu Cang be added to the entry blacklist, and the crowd was raging, raging."

On the sofa in the corner, independent director Nomo Sato drooped his eyelids. He couldn't stay up late when he was getting old, and he started to feel sleepy when the time came.However, after hearing Kawabayashikazu's words, Nozomi Sato couldn't help echoing a few words: "Yes, that's why you, President, had some unrealistic fantasies about Xu Cang before. Public opinion can be guided, but also What's more unpredictable, what's more, you said that Xu Cang may reverse the public opinion evaluation, such a means of turning his hands into clouds and turning his hands into rain is simply not available to a person of his status."

Saying that, Sato Momo raised his finger and pointed at Umikawa Linhe: "It's director Shangchuan who has a clear mind, cut off with Xu Cang as soon as possible, and cut off the cooperation with Spring and Summer Airlines, so that we at ANA will not be affected by Chiyu in this incident."

What Nozomi Sato mentioned was that some of the flight attendants trained by ANA were frightened by some radicals when they went out. After returning to ANA, ANA refused to let them in and provided them with asylum, including Xia Shuyue.

This matter was handled by Shang Chuan Linhe directly skipping Guan Yueling and following the board's wishes.

For this reason, Xu Cang rushed back from Europe in a hurry, and even broke with ANA on the spot.

Guan Yueling was very dissatisfied with Shangchuan Linhe because of this. In her opinion, Xu Cang's value was very high, and she shouldn't turn his face just because of this.

However, this also shows the huge difference between Guan Yueling and the board of directors on the issue of Xu Cang.

However, as the hearing ended, Xu Cang's earth-shattering remarks at the meeting had settled the differences, and Shangchuan Linhe, represented by the board of directors, obviously won the final victory.At this moment, Shangchuanlin Hena was full of ambition.

Guan Yueling's face sank like water, her misjudgment on Xu Cang's matter had already made her lose face in front of the board of directors, and now Shangchuan Linhe won the favor of the board of directors.Although he is not worried about his position as the president for the time being, this has indeed greatly reduced his points, and the situation is indeed not good.

"Xu Cang, what are you doing?" Guan Yueling was puzzled, Xu Cang's performance at the hearing was simply too strong.

Before, Guan Yueling felt that Xu Cang would pretend to be a snake and show his weakness.After all, no matter what, Xu Cang was the number one contributor to saving ANA Flight 45. Even though the water was muddied by some radical and caring people, as long as Xu Cang was willing to give in, at least most people would not have too much hostility.

How can more and more people agree to block Xu Cang from entering the country like now?

Shangchuan Linhe looked at Yueling's face that was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He had a clear idea, was refreshed, and even acted like a good boy when he got a bargain: "The president doesn't have to blame himself. Although Xu Cang is arrogant, But there are still some skills, at least on the Japan-US route, Xu Cang has made great efforts, haha."

Guan Yueling glanced at Shangchuan Linhe and didn't speak, but that expression said it all.

"Although we have taken a crucial step on the Japan-US route, according to the agreement with Xu Cang, most of the route's profits will still be shared with Xu Cang. We can't be complacent because of this, we must use this route as a breaking point, Promote the international route market more.”

"That's natural. Now JAL and Jiasu Airlines in the domestic market are vulnerable. We only need to focus on international routes." Shangchuan Linhe said with a smile: "JAL is already hard-won, maybe it is in our hands. All Nippon Airways will be able to overtake Japan Airlines.”

In Shangchuan Linhe's view, JAL now lacks an opportunity, an opportunity for rapid decline.Kamikawa believes that JAL's failure in the international market is that opportunity.

He seemed to be able to smell that ANA was promoted to Japan, no, it was the largest airline in Asia.

Nozomi Sato was not as optimistic as Shang Chuanlin and said: "Isn't JAL always pushing forward to merge with Jiasu Airlines? Is it necessary for us to intervene?"

"What is the intervention? It's just two weak people reporting to the group to keep warm. The problem of Jiasu Airlines is no less than that of JAL. If JAL wants to merge Jiasu Airlines, they can only drink poison to quench their thirst. At that time, they will find that Jiasu Airlines is not the one that saved them. It’s a good medicine, but it’s just a vampire that sucks on Japan Airlines.” Umikawa Linhe was very proud: “Why do you want to intervene, it’s better for us to merge the two! President, don’t you think so?”

Guan Yueling was in a bad mood, and didn't really want to echo Shangchuan Linhe's words, but at this time it wasn't easy to make the scene too rigid, so he planned to just say a few perfunctory words.

But at this moment, the office door was hurriedly pushed open, making a loud noise.

Sato saw that this person was more traditional, and was extremely annoyed by his subordinate's reckless behavior, so he snorted coldly: "What are you doing, you're in such a panic!"

The one who opened the door was none other than Guan Yueling's secretary.

Guan Yueling didn't care too much about this, and just said lightly: "What's wrong?"

The secretary panted heavily and said anxiously: "President, just now the FAA rejected our Los Angeles route plan for the next month, and American Airlines has also informed us to suspend the operation of the joint venture route."

International routes such as Japan and the United States need to submit the plan to the Civil Aviation Administration of the two countries some time in advance. Once the FAA rejects it, the route will have to stop for at least the next month.What's more terrible is that American Airlines directly suspended the joint operation route, and did not give a resume date.

"What?" Shangchuan Linhe, who was still smug in front of him, changed his face drastically: "What do you mean by FAA and American Airlines? Why is it suddenly like this?"

Not only Shangchuan Linhe, but Guan Yueling was also very puzzled, which makes no sense at all.

"What happened?" Guan Yueling frowned.

The secretary took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the violent heartbeat in his heart: "President, I just got the news that an American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. Now American Airlines is under review. All international routes outage."

Shangchuan Linhe felt that his brain had lost the ability to think. He couldn't believe his ears: "American Airlines' Boeing 767 crashed into the World Trade Center. Why?"

The secretary bowed his head: "The reason is not yet clear, but according to the information we have so far, it is very likely that the plane was hijacked."

"The plane was hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center?" Shang Chuanlin and his lips were trembling, because didn't this unimaginable fact just fit a person's "arrogant words"?

Since the World Trade Center can be hit, why can't Tokyo Tower?
Not long ago, he was still laughing at Xu Cang's brainless words, isn't everything now the best interpretation of his words?

Guan Yueling was also too shocked to speak, she really didn't expect Xu Cang to be a prophecy.

Since it is an American Airlines plane, even if it is highly suspected that it was done by a hijacker, it will definitely not escape the relevant investigation, so it is justified to suspend the joint venture route for a period of time in the future.

But the question is whether this investigation is for a period of time or continuous.

All Nippon Airways has invested heavily in the Japan-US route, so it can't be interrupted without operating for two days. Isn't the initial investment in vain?

"Did American Airlines say the possible recovery time?" Guan Yueling asked anxiously.

"No, they didn't say anything." The secretary shook his head.

Shangchuan Linhe spread his hands as if changing his face: "Then let us wait aimlessly. What about our investment in the early stage? How much money will we lose? Doesn't American Airlines need to compensate for this?"

The secretary explained in a low voice: "Director Kamikawa, in the terms of our joint venture with American Airlines, if the subsequent investigation proves that the hijacking has nothing to do with American Airlines, then due to the extremely unpredictable objective factors of this matter, American Airlines has no liability for compensation."

The muscles on Shangchuan Linhe's face twitched a few times, without saying a word, like a volcano about to erupt.

After the secretary finished speaking, she turned to Guan Yueling: "President, the current problems are far more than that."

Guan Yueling frowned: "What else?"

"According to the latest instructions from the FAA, all flights within the United States or to the United States must be diverted to the nearest alternate landing. Our flight to the United States today was originally planned to divert to Vancouver Airport, but now Vancouver Airport is no longer accepting planes. Now the crew Reported by satellite phone, the oil supply is tight, and PANPAN has been announced. If a suitable alternate landing site cannot be found in the future, MAYDAY may be announced.”

The secretary said, going over the details again.

Now, the three ANA executives in the office were all terrified.

The All Nippon Airways flight to the United States was already approaching the U.S. airspace, and there was not much fuel left.This suddenly required an alternate landing nearby, which directly disrupted the crew's plan.

However, in the flight plan, there was already an alternate landing site, and Vancouver Airport was the first alternate landing site, and Vancouver Airport was the closest to the plane at that time.

However, after applying for an alternate landing in Vancouver for the first time, Vancouver Airport reported that the airport's seats are tight, and it does not accept alternate landings except in emergencies.

At that time, although ANA's aircraft fuel volume was not large, it was not enough to declare an emergency.Therefore, the crew chose to make an alternate landing at Halifax Airport under the advice of the control system.As a result, during the diversion to Halifax Airport, Halifax Airport also announced that it would not accept alternate landings. The field was already overloaded, and it was impossible to receive the plane even in an emergency.

It took a lot of time to go back and forth in the sky, and the crew had no choice but to return to Vancouver Airport and explain the situation.

The original plan of the crew was that if the Vancouver Airport did not accept it, they would announce PANPAN.But after the communication was transferred to the control of Vancouver Airport, the situation changed again.Vancouver Airport has accepted a large number of planes from Gander Airport in Newfoundland. Not to mention that there are no seats, even the taxiways and runways are full of planes.

According to the maximum reception capacity designed by Vancouver Airport, it is now [-]% overrun.

The runway is full of planes, this is simply the first time I have seen it in my life, and it really happened to me.

What's more terrible is that the ANA's plane is a 747, which is impossible for ordinary small airports to fly.Only the top three Vancouver Airports, Halifax Airport and Gander Airport are able to land in Canada.Gander Airport is too far away, directly ruled out.

Going to Halifax is barely enough fuel, but the situation in Halifax is very similar to that in Vancouver. It's not that I don't want to receive it, but I really can't.

As a result, ANA's aircraft fell directly into a dilemma.

Don't look at the secretary's talk about the announcement of MAYDAY. Even if MAYDAY is announced, there will be no room for the 747 to land.

"How much fuel is left in the plane?" Guan Yueling asked.

"When we contacted just now, there are only 10 minutes left." The secretary said: "We haven't contacted Halifax Airport yet, but the feedback from Vancouver Airport is that there is absolutely no way to clear a runway within 10 minutes."

Shangchuan Linhe's face turned pale all of a sudden: "Then what should we do?"

Like ANA's doomed sleepless night, the JCAB Headquarters Director's Office in Nagashima Kennao is also brightly lit.

In front of him, the person in charge of air traffic control stood across a desk with cold sweat on his face.

"From now on, every flight entering Japan's airspace must undergo safety verification." Nagashima Ken said coldly: "During the initial communication, the controller must check the license numbers of all personnel in the cockpit on board. If the crew cannot give feedback, They cannot be allowed to enter our airspace. Also, if there is any safety issue on board, then the same cannot be allowed to enter the airspace."

The head of the air traffic control was sweating even more on his forehead: "Director Long Island, there are no exceptions to this rule?"

"Exception?" Nagashima Ken straightly said coldly: "This is an order directly issued by Nagata Town. Do you think there are exceptions?"

However, Chang Dao soon sensed the meaning behind the words of the person in charge of air traffic control: "What, something went wrong?"

"Director." The person in charge of air traffic control looked extremely ugly: "Just now, CAAC notified us that a plane with a serious malfunction and personal injury to the crew was about to arrive in our country's airspace. aircraft"

That's right, according to what Nagashima Kenzhi said just now, this plane will be included in the category of refusal of entry.

Chang Dao Jianzhi never expected that such a situation would really happen: "What flight?"

The person in charge of air traffic control whispered: "Southwest Flight 3102!"

(End of this chapter)