Recently, Hong Kong has warned Taiwan regarding China. Hong Kong air traffic controllers informed the country of Taiwan that there was danger until further notice on a flight path to Taiwanese-controlled islands in the South China Sea. It was declared by Taipei on Friday, a case that has raised fears Beijing may try and blockade the islets. Tensions over the Pratas Islands, in the northern part of the contested South China Sea, have increased in recent weeks. China has carried out several military exercises near them. The Pratas are only lightly defended by Chinese-claimed Taiwan.
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On Thursday, Taiwan declared that a regular civilian charter flight had to evacuate its trip to the Pratas when Hong Kong air traffic controllers told the captain there were “dangerous activities” happening below 26,000 feet and the aircraft could not enter. Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department also said they had told Taiwan air traffic controllers of the minimum safe altitude to be observed for the flight, and that Taiwan had then responded that they had canceled the request to enter the Hong Kong flight information region.
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But late on Friday Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration proclaimed a full transcript of the conversation between the air traffic controllers. “The danger area is, eh, now on until further notice,” the Hong Kong controller says, refusing to answer a question on whether there were military exercises happening. Asked whether there was a NOTAM, or “notice to airmen” filed to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards, the Hong Kong controller responds: “eh, no”. It further added, “Affirmative, the altitude is not safe for danger after Hong Kong at this level”.
