Typhoon Krathon is near Taiwan (China), hundreds of flights will be disrupted on October 1, according to Focus Taiwan.
Vietjet announced that due to the impact of Typhoon Krathon from September 30, some flights to and from China, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China), South Korea and Japan may be affected and have to adjust their operation plans. Some other flights are also expected to be affected.
Mandarin Airlines and UNI Air announced delays, cancellations and rescheduled departures of a series of flights between cities such as Taipei, Taitung, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Jingmen...
Cathay Pacific Airways cancels flights between Hong Kong and Taiwan (China) from October 1 to October 4.
An international flight of Starlux Airlines from Da Nang, Vietnam to Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China) was scheduled to depart earlier at 7:00 p.m.
The airline expects further changes to its flight schedule over the next few days depending on weather conditions and flight information. Passengers can contact the airline representative at the airport for more details.
Passengers planning to fly during the period affected by Typhoon Krathon are advised to actively monitor their flight information in the "My Flights" section on the website or smartphone application.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, early this morning, October 1, storm Krathon entered the northeastern sea of the North East Sea, becoming storm number 5 in 2024.
At 4:00 a.m., the center of the storm was located at approximately 20.6 degrees North latitude; 119.8 degrees East longitude, in the northeastern sea area of the North East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 16 (184-201 km/h), gusting to level 17. Moving in the West Northwest direction, speed about 5 km/h.
According to current forecasts, storm No. 5 is unlikely to affect coastal and mainland areas of Vietnam.
