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Airport to see many flight cancellations and delays
Airport to see many flight cancellations and delays
Wing Yeung, the Airport Authority's director of service delivery, said it is expecting no passenger flight will be able to leave Hong Kong between 6am and noon on Sunday. Photo: RTHK
Hong Kong is bracing for significant disruptions as Severe Tropical Storm Wipha intensifies, with the Airport Authority warning of widespread flight delays and cancellations on Sunday.
Wing Yeung, the authority's director of service delivery, said on Saturday the expectation is that no passenger flights will depart Hong Kong between 6am and noon on Sunday.
"There are about 900 passenger flights scheduled for tomorrow," he said.
"Most passengers who plan to come to Hong Kong tomorrow morning will have their flights cancelled before noon.
"As for some flights that are already flying to Hong Kong, if the runway is safe, they will still arrive in Hong Kong.
"When the storm weakens, in fact, tomorrow afternoon, if conditions permit, airlines will begin to resume flights one after another.
Cathay Pacific announced all flights scheduled to arrive or depart Hong Kong between 5am and 6pm on Sunday will be either delayed or cancelled.
Hong Kong Airlines reported 19 flight cancellations for Sunday, with delays expected for other flights.
Flight cancellations for Hong Kong Express and Greater Bay Airlines will be 41 and one respectively.
Separately, the Education Bureau suspended classes for all day schools on Sunday, including secondary, primary and special schools as well as kindergartens and child care centres, to ensure student safety.
Concurrently, the Social Welfare Department announced the closure of all its welfare services units on Sunday, including after-school care programmes for primary school children and elderly services centres.
