CNN 's Andrew Stevens was trying to get to Tacloban ahead of Typhoon Hagupit . After multiple flight cancellations , he chartered a helicopter then rustled up a van from locals . Trip normally takes 90 minutes with a direct flight from Manila . Jump on the Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong , head straight for domestic departures , where I would then board a flight to Tacloban -- a flight of little more than an hour . The trip took about 3 hours and 45 minutes because the chopper had trouble getting off the ground in Tacloban, so they ended up taking an hour longer than planned.
CNN 's Andrew Stevens was trying to get to Tacloban ahead of Typhoon Hagupit . After multiple flight cancellations , he chartered a helicopter then rustled up a van from locals . Trip normally takes 90 minutes with a direct flight from Manila . The trip took about 3 hours and 45 minutes because the chopper had trouble getting off the ground in Tacloban, so they ended up taking an hour longer than planned.