Vietnam Airlines delays flights from/to China due to Typhoon Hato

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced to cancel five flights on air routes between Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City and Chinese Hong Kong due to the Typhoon Hato which is pummeling the territory with heavy rain and strong winds.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced to cancel five flights on air routes between Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City and Chinese Hong Kong on August 23 due to the Typhoon Hato which is pummeling the territory with heavy rain and strong winds.

A Vietnam Airlines flight. Photo for illustration.

The departure of these flights will be moved to August 24.

The airline has also delayed four flights between Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City to Guangzhou today as a result.

Passengers can visit the website www.vietnamairlines.com or contact with Vietnam Airlines’ agents and call the customer caring switchboard 1900 1100 for updated information.

The typhoon is expected to edge towards the Pearl River Estuary and to make landfall within around 100 kilometres to the west of Hong Kong in the afternoon according to the AFP News Agency.

AFP cited Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific as saying that almost all its flights leaving before 5:00pm (0900 GMT) Wednesday would be cancelled, with Hong Kong Airlines following suit.

Hong Kong Airport Authorities said 420 flights had already been cancelled by daybreak.