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While Hong Kong International Airport braces for major Disruptions, as super Typhoon Yagi sweeps across South China Sea, several airports including Noi Bai International Airport in Vietnam face potential disruptions as the typhoon is approaching the coast of northern Vietnam, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
A total of 38 flights were canceled at Hong Kong International Airport on Thursday, as the effects of the Super Typhoon (exceeding 140knots/ expectedly Category 5) Yagi looks like this.
The Airport Authority’s deputy director for airport operations, Chapman Fong Shui-man, confirmed that the cancelled flights would be rescheduled under a mechanism set to be activated on Friday.
"We expect that the weather will worsen towards the end of the day and the whole day tomorrow," Fong stated. "This is why we expect that the flight disruption will be more severe tomorrow, so we will start the flight rescheduling system to help airlines to reschedule their flights and resume their flights."
Sanya Phoenix International Airport in South Central China’s Hainan province announced that all flights in and out of Sanya Airport will be canceled starting 2:00 am on September 6.
Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport and three others in the north and central regions would stop services in certain time frames on Saturday over potential impacts of super typhoon Yagi.
Starlux Airlines has already canceled several flights between Taiwan and Hong Kong and Taiwan and Macau scheduled for Thursday and Friday, as Typhoon Yagi advanced toward nearby Hainan Island in China.
Reported by VNExpress , Dinh Viet Thang, the head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam on Thursday said certain airports would stop receiving and sending out flights during certain time frames on Saturday, as super typhoon Yagi poses high risks to safety at airports.
Specifically, Van Don airport in northern Quang Ninh province would suspend services from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Cat Bi airport of Hai Phong city would suspend service from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport would suspend services from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Tho Xuan airport of central Thanh Hoa province would suspend services from 12 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Macau International Airport announced the cancellation of at least 41 flights slated for Thursday and 14 for Friday as of 4 pm on Thursday.
These affected flights are predominantly operated by Air Macau, along with China Eastern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, Hainan Airlines, Flyscoot, Vietjet Air, Air Asia, Korean Air, Jin Air and Starlux Airlines.
Yagi intensified into a super typhoon on Thursday, with maximum sustained winds of 201 kph, posing a threat to areas from Ninh Binh to Quang Ninh in northern Vietnam.
As of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Yagi was located in the northern part of the South China Sea, about 490 km northeast of China’s Hainan Island, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. The storm is expected to move west-northwest at a speed of 10-15 kph.
By 10 a.m. on Friday, Yagi is forecast to be 120 km east of Hainan Island and approximately 550 km from Vietnam's Quang Ninh province. By Saturday morning, the storm is anticipated to be over the northern Gulf of Tonkin, roughly 120 km from Quang Ninh, before making landfall between Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh. It is then projected to weaken into a tropical depression.
Yagi, which entered the South China Sea, known as the East Sea in Vietnam, on Tuesday, has rapidly strengthened, becoming one of the most powerful typhoons in the region over the past decade.
The Airport Authority of Hong-Kong is closely coordinating with airlines to manage the rescheduling of flights.
This collaborative effort aims to ensure that the disruptions are handled efficiently and that normal flight operations can resume as soon as it is safe to do so. Passengers are advised to stay updated on their flight status and follow any guidance provided by the airlines and the airport.
Vietnamese airlines are planning adjustments to flight schedules to and from the aforementioned airports on Saturday. Passengers are recommended to follow weather news and airline announcements.
