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Super Typhoon Kong-rey: airlines in Hong Kong cancel at least 24 flights

Cathay Pacific, its budget arm HK Express and Greater Bay Airlines cancel Taiwan flights as typhoon approaches island

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This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Super Typhoon Kong-rey as it develops over the western Pacific. Photo: AFP

At least 24 flights between Hong Kong and Taiwan have been cancelled due to approaching Super Typhoon Kong-rey, which is expected to be 500km from the city later this week.

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According to the Hong Kong Observatory, Kong-rey will move towards Taiwan on Wednesday and pass over the island’s central and southern parts on Thursday. It will come within 800km of Hong Kong on Thursday morning and be 500km from the city in the next couple of days.

While the Observatory said the super typhoon would not have a severe impact on Hong Kong, air travel has been disrupted.

Cathay Pacific, the city’s flag carrier, on Wednesday said it had cancelled a number of flights scheduled to run between Hong Kong and Kaohsiung and Taipei on Thursday, without providing details. Further cancellations or delays were possible in the next 24 to 48 hours, it added.

Cathay said it had informed affected passengers about rescheduling their flights.

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HK Express cancelled 18 flights between Hong Kong and Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung set for Thursday.
Typhoon Kong-rey the largest storm to hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years
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