Beware of Typhoon Chan-Hom ! Latest updates on affected flights and events across Taiwan

▲ Green Island Star. (Photo /Taitung County Tourism Website)

Travel Center / Comprehensive Report

The Central Weather Bureau is expected to issue a sea typhoon warning for Chan-Hom on Thursday (July 9) morning. Heavy rain is highly possible. Updates on the cancellation, postponement of some events and suspension of public transport across Taiwan are summarized as follows:

Public Transport Situation

Mandarin Airlines: Kaohsiung – Ryukyu round-trip
The July 9 Kaohsiung–Ryukyu AE280 flight is cancelled. Passengers with bookings will be rerouted to CI120/122; the July 9 Ryukyu–Kaohsiung AE281 flight is cancelled. Passengers with bookings will be rerouted to CI121/123.

China Airlines: Taoyuan – Ryukyu
China Airlines has rescheduled the July 9 Taoyuan–Ryukyu CI122 flight to depart at 07:15 am on the same day (originally 17:25).

TransAsia Airways: Taoyuan – Ryukyu
Due to Typhoon Chan-Hom, TransAsia Airways’ July 9 Ryukyu OKA flights (GE682/681) have been changed: departing one hour earlier at 06:15. Other domestic/international flights remain operating normally. Any further changes will be updated on the official website.

Peach Aviation – Ryukyu
The July 9 MM0922 flight from Taipei to Okinawa, as well as the July 10 MM0921 from Okinawa to Taipei and July 10 MM0922 from Taipei to Okinawa, are all cancelled.

South Keelung to Juguang
All sailings between South Keelung and Juguang on July 9 are cancelled.

Green Island Star (Taitung Fugang Fishing Port – Orchid Island)
Due to strong winds and waves caused by Typhoons Linfa and Chan-Hom’s peripheral circulation, the July 5 round-trip voyage from Taitung Fugang Fishing Port to Orchid Island remains on schedule; the July 6 round-trip voyages have been adjusted to depart at 5:30 am and return at 8:00 am, and depart at 10:00 am and return at 12:30 pm; tourists are being evacuated from Orchid Island. Trips on July 7, 8, and 9 are cancelled until conditions improve and sailing becomes safe again.
 
Event Cancellations & Postponements

Yilan
As the typhoon path remains unclear, the Taroko National Forest Recreation Area still needs to carry out typhoon preparations in advance. Therefore, the “Spring & Summer Views: Formosan Macaques?” event scheduled for July 11, 2015, is cancelled.

Taitung
Zhiben National Forest Recreation Area has been closed since 4:00 pm on July 8.

Xinwu Forest District Administration Area
The opening/closing status of the Moon World National Forest Recreation Area after July 9 will be adjusted flexibly according to the typhoon situation. The Central Weather Bureau is expected to issue a sea typhoon warning for Chan-Hom on Thursday (July 9) morning, and the impact on Taiwan will be greatest on July 10 and 11. The Xinwu Forest District Administration urges visitors planning to visit the Wulai Forest Train, Neidong, Dongyanshan, Moon World, and Guanwu Forest Recreation Areas, as well as the Lala Mountain Nature Reserve and trail system, to postpone their trips during the typhoon period and for one day after the typhoon warning is lifted. For the latest opening/closing information, please checkTaiwan Mountain Trails.