Vietnam Airlines announced changes to flights between Vietnam and Kaohsiung, Taipei (Taiwan, China), South Korea, and Japan from October 1 to 3. Flights from Kaohsiung to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City scheduled for October 2 have been canceled. Further updates on flights between Vietnam and these regions will be provided on October 2 and 3.
On October 1, Vietnam Airlines canceled flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Kaohsiung. Additionally, routes and landing times for flights between Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Nha Trang, and South Korea/Japan were altered.
Vietjet has taken precautions by loading extra fuel and reducing cargo for its flights from Hanoi to Tokyo and Fukuoka (Japan) and from Ho Chi Minh City to Busan (South Korea). The airline announced that starting from September 30, some flights to and from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan (China), South Korea, and Japan may be affected and subject to schedule adjustments.
Passengers are advised to monitor updates on the typhoon and adjust their travel plans accordingly. Any weather-related changes will be communicated via airline fan pages, websites, or through phone calls and emails linked to customers’ bookings.
In Taiwan (China), airports have been shut down, and numerous flights between cities hit hardest by Typhoon Krathon have been canceled. According to Reuters, at least 246 international flights to and from the island were canceled on October 2. Several airlines have also suspended flights between Hong Kong and Taiwan (China) from October 1 to 4.
As of now, domestic flights and the Shinkansen high-speed trains in Japan’s Kanto region have not been affected by the storm.
Typhoon Krathon, with sustained winds of 173 km/h and gusts reaching 209 km/h, is expected to make landfall in the port city of Kaohsiung (Taiwan, China) early on October 3. The storm has already brought heavy rain and strong winds to Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan (China).
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting in Vietnam has stated that Typhoon Krathon is unlikely to affect Vietnam’s coastal or mainland regions.