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    Taming the typhoon: how Cathay Pacific dealt with Hato
    The biggest storm to hit Hong Kong in five years is on the way. Dozens of flights are due to land in the middle of it. What would you do? Phil Heard spends 24 hours at Cathay Pacific’s airport operations centre as the drama unfolds
    The Integrated Operations Centre at Cathay Pacific’s headquarters
    Typhoon Hato on the way, as seen from Cathay Pacific's Integrated Operations Centre
    Black skies over Victoria Harbour during Typhoon Hato. Credit: Chain45154 / Moment RF / Getty Images

    Credit: Chain45154 / Moment RF / Getty Images

    A weather satellite image of Typhoon Hato
    Waves caused by Typhoon Hato. Credit: Wang Shen/Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom

    Credit: Wang Shen/Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom

    A T10 signal sign at Cathay City, Hong Kong