According to the announcement from the Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, on September 30, on the Hanoi - Nghe An route, the company temporarily suspended the NA1/NA2 trains; the Hanoi - Lao Cai route stopped the SP3/SP4 and SP7/SP8 trains. On the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line, the SE9/SE10 trains have stopped operating.
Floods caused flooding on the Thi Long - Van Trai road, Thanh Hoa province, not ensuring safe train travel. Therefore, the railway industry organizes the transportation of passengers by road from Thanh Hoa station to Truong Lam station and vice versa.
More than 1,110 passengers on 6 Thong Nhat trains including SE3, SE9, SE19 departed from Hanoi station to Saigon station from September 29 and trains SE2, SE4, SE10 from Saigon station on September 28 and train SE20 from Da Nang station on October 29 to Hanoi when arriving in Thanh Hoa were transferred by bus to continue the journey.
More than 2,000 breakfasts and 850 main meals are served free of charge to passengers on affected trains.
Previously, on September 28, the railway industry temporarily suspended the operation of the NA1/NA2 pair on the Hanoi - Vinh route and the MR1/MR2 pair of passenger trains on the Hanoi - Nam Ninh (China) route.
On September 29, 8 trains continued to be suspended, including the NA1/NA2 pair on the Hanoi - Nghe An route; the SP3, SP4, SP7 pair on the Hanoi - Lao Cai route; the Thong Nhat SE1 and the MR1/MR2 pair on the Hanoi - Nam Ninh (China) route.
According to Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation, storm No. 10 Bualoi has directly affected two long-distance control areas (ACC Hanoi, ACC HCMC) and many airports in the Central and Northern regions.
On September 26, there were 42 flights that had to change routes. On September 27, 181 flights changed routes, at Da Nang airport there were 5 reserve airport landings, 30 waiting flights, 1 flight cancellation.
On September 28, 92 flights changed routes, only Da Nang, Phu Bai, Dong Hoi, Tho Xuan had to temporarily stop for many hours, nearly 100 flights were canceled. By 3:00 p.m. today (September 29), there was a flight that had to change route. Thus, in the 4 days from September 26-29, the storm affected a total of more than 450 flights.
Heavy rain caused by the storm's circulation on September 30 also affected the operations of the aviation industry. In addition, some other flights may also be affected.
Many flights of Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines today (September 30) have their schedules adjusted, waiting to land at other airports such as Cat Bi (Hai Phong), Tho Xuan (Thanh Hoa), Dong Hoi (Quang Tri), Phu Bai (Hue), Da Nang...
According to a quick report from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, at Vinh airport, a series of items such as the roof of the terminal, office building, warehouse and fence system were damaged. Many trees were broken, and some vehicles were damaged.
At Dong Hoi and Tho Xuan airports, there were also phenomena of roofs blown off, flooding, lighting system problems, and some terminal roofs with peeling roofs. Some temporary fences of construction works collapsed, temporary shelters had their roofs blown off.
Bad weather has forced many airlines to adjust their operating plans, wait flights or landing at other airports such as Cat Bi (Hai Phong), Tho Xuan (Thanh Hoa), Dong Hoi (Quang Tri), Phu Bai (Hue), Da Nang... to ensure the safety of passengers and crew.
Airlines recommend that passengers arriving and departing from Noi Bai airport during this time should regularly monitor, update weather conditions and information about flight schedules on the official website and fanpage to have appropriate travel plans.
