SINGAPORE: Typhoon Kong-rey, one of many greatest storms to hit Taiwan in a long time, induced the cancellation of a number of Singapore Airlines and Scoot flights on Thursday (Oct 31).
A flight initially sure for Taipei was additionally diverted to Hong Kong attributable to climate situations brought on by the storm, a Singapore Airlines (SIA) spokesperson mentioned.
Flight SQ878 was carrying 317 passengers and 14 crew members.
The Boeing 787-10 landed “with out incident” at Hong Kong International Airport round 5.10pm native time, the spokesperson mentioned.
“SIA offered meals and issued meal vouchers to affected prospects on website.”
In a subsequent replace on Thursday night, the airline mentioned SQ878 departed Hong Kong for Singapore at 6.56pm native time.
Hotel lodging in Singapore will likely be organized for prospects.
The airline may even assist affected prospects rebook various flights from Singapore to Taipei, the spokesperson mentioned.
Another SIA flight, SQ879, was cancelled. Departure from Taipei for Singapore was scheduled for Thursday night.
The SIA spokesperson inspired prospects to replace their contact particulars through the “handle reserving” perform on its web site or to subscribe to a cellular notification service to obtain updates on the standing of their flight.
Typhoon Kong-rey additionally prompted Scoot, SIA’s low-cost subsidiary, to cancel three flights between Singapore and Japan that transit via Taipei.
The flights are TR893, TR874 and TR875.
“Scoot is contacting affected prospects to re-route them to various flights the place out there. Affected prospects may also request a full refund in the event that they select to not proceed their journey,” a spokesperson mentioned in response to questions from CNA.
The airline is monitoring the state of affairs and can modify flight instances if needed, the spokesperson added.
Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan’s east coast on Thursday, forcing its airports to cancel greater than 300 worldwide flights and all home flights.
It is predicted to graze alongside the coast of China’s Fujian province on Friday.
One demise was reported in Taiwan in reference to the storm.
