At least 12 flights connecting Hong Kong with mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan were cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin moved away from Japan’s Okinawa prefecture and approached eastern China. Hongkongers in Okinawa whose travel plans were disrupted by the typhoon were able to partially resume their itineraries as supermarkets and aquariums reopened. However, an accommodation and car rental operator said the typhoon cost his business between 500,000 and 1 million yen.
According to the Hong Kong International Airport, eight outbound flights were cancelled on Saturday, including those to Okinawa and Ishigaki in Japan, and three to Shanghai on the mainland.
In addition, several other flights were cancelled, including those scheduled for Zhoushan and Ningbo on the mainland and Taipei in Taiwan. Arrivals were also affected, with one flight each from Zhoushan, Taipei, Ishigaki, and Okinawa cancelled.
Hong Kong Express, Cathay Pacific Airways’ budget carrier, cancelled a flight between Hong Kong and Ningbo on Saturday and another on Sunday, while one additional flight was rescheduled to Monday due to the typhoon.
Cathay Pacific announced on Friday that it was waiving rebooking, re-routing, and refund charges for eligible travellers booked on flights to or from Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai, and Wenzhou on the mainland and Taipei in Taiwan.
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