Qantas suspends Hong Kong flights for 36 hours as super typhoon approaches

Hong Kong International Airport said he would suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from Tuesday evening.

The Airport said it would be closed between 23 September – 25 September 08:00 between local time (22:00 Aest).

The airline has eight flights between Australia and Hong Kong to be affected.

Airport authority spokesman Hong Kong, Ragasa Super Typhoon closely watching developments closely and began preparations to deal with the storm, he said. However, he did not make an official announcement about the closing.

Hong Kong Observatory said he would publish the lowest typhoon signal at noon on Monday and raise the second highest place between 20.00 and 22:00 on Monday night.

The weather is expected to deteriorate rapidly on Tuesday and deteriorate up to the storm strong winds. On Wednesday, it will affect the city with densely populated, and the winds are expected to reach hurricane force at the open sea and high ground.

Opposite the city, the residents began to store daily needs on Monday morning. According to Reuters witnesses, long queues in the supermarkets where products such as milk are already sold, while vegetables have doubled their normal prices in new markets.

Cathay Pacific Airways, the biggest carrier of the city, said that on Sunday, the storm closely follows the potential impact of the storm and its flights may change as it is not affected at the moment.

The Civil Aviation Department did not respond immediately to a Reuters comments.