Source: Xinhua Author: 09/24/2008
Subject Concerned: Airlines Flight Delay
On Sep. 24, at least four airlines canceled seven scheduled flights from Manila as Typhoon Hagupit moves to hit Hong Kong after battling the Philippines.
According to local news network GMA News, one flight of Cebu Pacific, two flights of Philippine Airlines, three flights of Cathay Pacific, and one flight of China Southern Airlines scheduled to leave Manila on Sep. 24, have been canceled.
The airlines, however, did not advise when their flights will resume, the report said.
The Philippine state weather forecast bureau forecasted that the typhoon, which packed maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph, will make landfall on China's southern coasts on Sep. 24.
Eight people were killed, 19 were injured while 15 others were reported missing as the typhoon swept the northern tips of the Philippines on Sep. 22.