Overview

• A Black Rainstorm Warning over Hong Kong forced Cathay Pacific flight CX883, carrying around 300 passengers from Los Angeles, to divert to Taipei on August 4.
• Passengers remained onboard the Boeing 777-300ER for nearly 11 hours on the Taipei tarmac without being allowed to deplane.
• Initial food and water provisions were rationed and ultimately exhausted, with no additional supplies delivered during the ground delay.
• Crew members cited “insurance reasons” for the deplaning ban and provided limited updates, prompting some travelers to describe feeling “held against their will.”
• The aircraft logged about 28.5 hours of continuous cabin time, arriving in Hong Kong more than 13 hours behind schedule and exposing gaps in Cathay Pacific’s diversion contingency planning.