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Edith Lin

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.
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.
HK Express cancelled 18 flights between Hong Kong and Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung set for Thursday.


“Affected passengers can rebook without additional charges or request a full refund for the unused sectors, according to the offer provided,” the company said. “Passengers also have the option to reroute to other destinations within Taiwan, China, without additional charges. The change is subject to seat availability.”
The company said customers should make changes on or before November 13, adding it had notified affected passengers.
The eight cancelled HK Express flights flying between Hong Kong and Taoyuan are: UO110, UO112, UO114, UO116, UO111, UO113, UO115 and UO117.
Flights UO130, UO122, UO131 and UO123 flying between Hong Kong and Kaohsiung were also cancelled.
The airline has cancelled six Hong Kong-Taichung flights: UO192, UO172, UO180, UO193, UO173 and UO183.
Greater Bay Airlines cancelled two flights for Thursday, Taipei-bound flight HB704 and Hong Kong-bound HB705.
Taiwanese airline Eva Air cancelled four flights between Hong Kong and Taipei and Kaohsiung on Thursday: BR850, BR849, BR810 and BR809.




Cathay said all affected customers had been notified of the changes and rebooked on other flights.
“We are monitoring the path of the typhoon closely,” the airline said. “Further cancellations and delays to our flights to/from Kaohsiung and Taipei are possible in the next 24-48 hours. As soon as any further schedule change decisions are made, we’ll notify affected customers and arrange alternative flights.”
Kong-rey is the name of a Cambodian mountain and also a girl from a Khmer legend.


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