The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) noted on Sunday that 500 flights had been canceled, with 400 of these flights to be rescheduled, as Typhoon Wipha moved west along the southern coast.
AAHK confirmed that all passengers affected by flight cancellations have been notified. A total of 36 flights arrived in Hong Kong between Saturday (Jul 19) night and 6am this morning, carrying approximately 3,000 passengers.
Flight operations will gradually resume after the typhoon warning is lifted. However, the airport is expected to remain extremely busy throughout the evening. Passengers are advised to check their flight status carefully.
Meanwhile, AAHK noted that the MTR operated four additional Airport Express trains on Saturday night, with services running until 2.45am.
As of 6am, the majority of arriving passengers had already departed the airport, the authorities added.
Hong Kong Observatory issued a hurricane signal No. 10 at 9.20am. The eye of the storm was passing just south of the city around midday with maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers (87 miles) per hour, the Observatory said.
Cathay Pacific announced that all flights scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong between 5am and 6pm were either delayed or canceled, as indicated in an updated statement on its website.
Hong Kong Airlines canceled a total of 19 flights scheduled for Sunday, with one additional flight canceled on Monday.
Additionally, Greater Bay Airlines’ flight service updates showed that it had canceled two flights to and from Taipei scheduled for Sunday.
Starlux Airlines also canceled four round-trip flights to and from Taipei on Sunday, while China Airlines canceled flights between Taipei and Kaohsiung scheduled for the same day.
