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Flights hit as typhoon approaches
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HUNDREDS of flights from Shanghai’s two airports were delayed or canceled yesterday as Typhoon Soudelor approached southeast China.
Hongqiao delayed 150 flights and canceled 50 others while there were 140 delayed and 20 canceled at Pudong.
Domestic airlines also announced the cancelation of a number of flights today bound for cities in the southeast.
China Southern Airlines canceled flights between Shanghai and Xiamen in southeast China’s Fujian Province, and to and from Taiwan. Spring Airlines canceled seven flights between Shanghai and Xiamen and two to Fujian’s Quanzhou.
Air China canceled two flights between Shanghai and Beijing today due to a thunderstorm forecast over Beijing.
China Eastern Airlines said some flights to Taiwan’s Taoyuan, Kaohsiung and Songshan airports will be affected depending on the typhoon’s movements.
At Hongqiao Railway Station, 35 high-speed and bullet trains to Xiamen, Shenzhen and Longyan will be suspended over the weekend due to the typhoon.
The Shanghai Sightseeing Bus Center is canceling several excursions to scenic spots in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces today to ensure tourists’ safety.
They include trips to Ningbo, Taizhou, Zhexi Grand Canyon and a river rafting activity in Hangzhou.
The typhoon is expected to hit Fujian this afternoon or tonight, bringing with it high winds and heavy rain which will extend to some areas of Zhejiang, its neighbor on the north.
The typhoon has already had an effect on Shanghai, with temperatures dropping to a maximum of 33.9 degrees Celsius recorded yesterday at the Xujiahui weather station and rainfall in some parts of the city.
Scattered showers, thunderstorms and strong winds will be frequent over the next three to five days due to the typhoon’s influence, the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said.
Maximum temperatures will drop to 31 degrees today while tomorrow should be even cooler with highs of between 27 and 29 degrees.
The bureau said Wednesday will be hotter with a maximum of 33 degrees expected.
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