Airline insurers, already on the hook to refund large portions of crash risk premiums because of the groundings, now face the larger-than-usual risk posed by having lots of airplanes grouped together at airports, industry experts said."One event could create damage which costs millions to repair, maybe even closer to hundreds of millions depending on the aircraft that are involved," said James Jordan, a senior associate at law firm HFW's Asia aerospace and insurance practices.
"Extreme weather events such as hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are a seasonal hazard in many areas of the world, and in the COVID context provide an additional layer of hazard with many airports accommodating larger numbers of parked aircraft," ACI Director General Angela Gittens said in a statement to Reuters.
EVA Airways said its plans included securing aircraft, parking them in hangars and sending some to other airports in Taiwan and abroad. Taiwan's largest carrier, China Airlines, said it had typhoon plans but declined to provide details. The measures include fuelling up the planes to make them heavier, tying weights to nose gear, adding weight in the cargo hold, putting double chocks on aircraft wheels and flying planes to other airports, the airport operator said.
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