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100 flights canceled due to stormy weather
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A TOTAL of 100 flights out of Shanghai’s two airports were canceled yesterday and 50 more were delayed after Typhoon Linfa made landfall in south China.
At Hongqiao International Airport 70 flights, mostly to Guangzhou and Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong Province, were canceled, while 30 were canceled at Pudong airport, the Shanghai Airport Authority said.
Twenty flights from Shenzhen to Shanghai were canceled and 10 were delayed on the Guangzhou-Shanghai route, it said.
Juneyao Airlines said that most of its flights out of Shanghai to Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Okinawa in Japan will be canceled today, as they were yesterday due to the bad weather.
China Eastern Airlines said it might have to cancel some flights today and asked passengers to check before traveling to the airport.
Spring Airlines did not comment on its flight schedule, but said its sales of flight-delay insurance had increased by about 10 percent this week due to the bad weather.
Policies cost 20 yuan (US$3) and pay out up to 200 yuan for flight delays of more than three hours. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Railway Bureau yesterday canceled all bullet train services scheduled for today and tomorrow from Hongqiao station to Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and all high-speed train services to Cangnan and Wenzhou.
High-speed trains to Fuzhou, Xiamen and Guangzhou will operate as normal, it said.
Between Wednesday and Sunday of this week, a total of 117 trains have been or will be affected, the bureau said.
Passengers with tickets for canceled trains can get refunds via the railway website 12306.cn or at ticket windows at railway stations up to five days after the departure date.
The city’s subway operator said yesterday that metro stations will put out non-slip mats, and prepare sand bags in case the city is hit by a typhoon.
“If the typhoon in Shanghai reaches level 8, the speed of elevated subways will be controlled; and if it reaches level 10, the service will be stopped,” it said.
Torrential rains and high winds are on the cards for this weekend due to the effects of Typhoon Chan-Hom.
Its impact will be felt from Friday night and last through Sunday, with a maximum hourly precipitation of between 40 and 80 millimeters. The heaviest rainfalls are forecast for between Saturday noon and Sunday afternoon, the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said.
According to the weather bureau, the wind level may reach a high of 8 to 9 in central areas and as high as 10 or 11 in coastal districts.
A level 10 wind is one that travels at between 28.5 and 32.6 meters per second and can cause damage to trees and structures.
Zhu Jiehua, a chief service officer at the weather bureau, said a blue typhoon alert will be issued if there is a level 8 gust, which means the wind speed is between 17.2 and 20.7 meters per second.
People are warned to remove items such as flower pots from balconies and windowsills, the weather bureau said, adding that people should stay indoors if the storm persists.
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