>> well, the aircraft and pilots in this particular region are well equipped and well trained and experienced in this kind of monsoonal fly. so it's not unusual for them to be operating. it is not unsafe except in these particular circumstances we looked at the radar plot and it appeared that a good portion of the java sea was blocked by level five thunderstorms. those are the most thunderstorms known. these are the monster storms that reach up to 60,000 feet. we saw some aircraft passing on the north, northeast side of the storm but these storms can grow and shift very quickly. the area that was very clear that could have been safely passed was to the south, southwest of the flight route. whether or not the deviation requested by the asia airline