Two flights canceled as Super Typhoon Krathon bears down on Taiwan: Hong Kong Airlines

Two flights scheduled on Wednesday (Oct 2) between Hong Kong and Taipei were canceled due to Super Typhoon Krathon, announced by Hong Kong Airlines. 

Flight HX284 from Hong Kong to Taipei and flight HX285 back to Hong Kong have both been canceled.

The airline will waive all charges on rebooking, reissue, and refund for confirmed tickets of the affected flights. 

According to the present forecast by the Observatory, Krathon will gradually track northwards today and move across the northeastern part of the South China Sea. 

It will make landfall over the southern part of Taiwan on Wednesday (Oct 2) and move across Taiwan. The weather watchdog said Krathon's direct threat to Hong Kong is not high.