A Vietnam Airlines' aircraft at Phu Cat Airport. Illustrative photo.
The carrier said it would cancel services between Tan Son Nhat and Phu Cat, including VN1390, VN1391, VN1394 and VN1395 on November 6, and VN1392 and VN1393 on November 7.
Flights VN1622 and VN1623 between Noi Bai and Phu Cat on November 6 will depart earlier, before 12 pm.
For Tuy Hoa in neighbouring Dak Lak Province, Vietnam Airlines will cancel flights VN1650 and VN1651 between Noi Bai and Tuy Hoa on November 6, and delay four services between Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat and Tuy Hoa to after 12 pm on November 7.
On the Tan Son Nhat-Chu Lai route in Danang, flights VN1464, VN1465, VN1468 and VN1469 on November 6 will depart before 12 pm. The carrier will also delay services VN1640 and VN1641 between Noi Bai and Chu Lai to after 10 am on November 7.
Vietnam Airlines will move forward flights VN1422 and VN1423 between Tan Son Nhat and Pleiku in Gia Lai to before 12 pm on November 6. Flights VN1614 and VN1615 between Noi Bai and Pleiku will be delayed to after 1 pm on November 7.
Four flights on November 6 between Tan Son Nhat, Danang and Buon Ma Thuot in Dak Lak will be operated after 11 am, while two flights between Noi Bai and Buon Ma Thuot will depart after 1 pm on November 7.
Four flights on November 6 between Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat and Phu Bai in Hue will operate after 12 pm. Two services on November 7 between Tan Son Nhat and Phu Bai will depart after 1 pm.
Vietnam Airlines expects more than 50 additional services on November 6 and 7 to face knock-on disruption.
Vasco has also cancelled flights 0V8024 and 0V8025 between Tan Son Nhat and Lien Khuong in Lam Dong on November 6.
Airlines have advised passengers to keep seat belts fastened throughout their journey, particularly in unstable weather conditions. Keeping seat belts secured, even when the seat belt sign is off, is an important measure to reduce risks during turbulence.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 5 am today, November 6, the storm’s centre was about 390 km from Quy Nhon in Gia Lai, with maximum wind speeds of 166 km/h, category 14, gusting to category 17. It was moving west-northwest at 30 km/h.
By 4 pm, the centre was about 120 km east of Quy Nhon, maintaining category 14 strength, gusting to 17, moving at 25-30 km/h. It is forecast to make landfall between Quang Ngai and Gia Lai between 7-8 pm today at maximum category 12.
By 4 am tomorrow, November 7, the centre is expected to be on the Quang Ngai-southern Laos border, with maximum winds of category 9, gusting to 11. Moving further inland, the storm will weaken to a tropical depression, then a low-pressure zone over eastern Thailand.