Typhoon Megi Approaches！ Latest “Flight Changes” Summary from Airlines

▲ Airlines announce flight change information in response to the approaching typhoon. (Photo / Reporter Huang Kexiang)

Reported by Lai Wen-xuan / Taipei

As Typhoon Megi approaches Taiwan, airlines have begun releasing the latest updates on flight changes. The public is advised to check the latest transport operation information before traveling and to continuously monitor the updated typhoon track forecasts to stay alert.

EVA Air
Due to the typhoon, the following flights have been temporarily canceled on September 27. Flights before 10:00 AM on the 27th will operate as normal, while flights after 10:00 AM on the 27th may be subject to changes depending on weather conditions.Please check the actual arrival and departure times of flights on this website at all times.You can also use the flight arrival and departure SMS reminder service to get the latest flight updates.

“Flights Canceled on September 27”
%AE R113 Okinawa (OKA) – Taipei (TPE)
%AE R892 Hong Kong (HKG) – Taipei (TPE)
%AE R852 Hong Kong (HKG) – Taipei (TPE)
%AE R272 Manila (MNL) – Taipei (TPE)
%AE R869 Taipei (TPE) – Hong Kong (HKG)
%AE R197 Tokyo (NRT) – Taipei (TPE)
%AE R802 Macau (MFM) – Taipei (TPE)
%AE R130/129 Taipei (TPE) round trip to Osaka (KIX)
%AE R855 Taipei (TPE) – Hong Kong (HKG)
%AE R811 Taipei (TPE) – Macau (MFM)
%AE R277 Taipei (TPE) – Manila (MNL)
%AE R160 Taipei (TPE) – Seoul (ICN)
%AE R196 Taipei (TPE) – Tokyo (NRT)
%AE R870 Hong Kong (HKG) – Taipei (TPE)
%AE R186 Taipei (TPE) – Okinawa (OKA)
%AE R871 Taipei (TPE) – Hong Kong (HKG)
%AE R159 Seoul (ICN) – Taipei (TPE)

Tigerair Taiwan
Due to the path of Typhoon Megi and its peripheral circulation, and based on flight safety considerations, the latest flight changes for Tigerair Taiwan on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, are as follows:
- Tigerair Taiwan IT202 Taoyuan – Tokyo Narita canceled
- Tigerair Taiwan IT281 Taipei NRT–Kaohsiung cancelled
- Tigerair Taiwan IT236 Taoyuan–Hakodate cancelled
- Tigerair Taiwan IT237 Hakodate–Taoyuan cancelled
- Tigerair Taiwan IT212 Taoyuan–Osaka Kansai cancelled; passengers originally on IT212 please take IT210 Taoyuan–Osaka Kansai instead, departing earlier at 08:00
- Tigerair Taiwan IT211 Osaka Kansai–Taoyuan cancelled; passengers originally on IT211 please take IT213 Osaka Kansai–Taoyuan instead, departing later at 22:55 local time
- Tigerair Taiwan IT302 Macau–Taoyuan delayed to 22:20 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT303 Taoyuan–Macau delayed to 23:00 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT304 Macau–Taoyuan delayed to 01:40 on September 28
- Tigerair Taiwan IT305 Taoyuan–Macau brought forward to 09:00 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT306 Macau–Taoyuan delayed to 22:35 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT321 Kaohsiung–Macau brought forward to 09:40 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT201 Tokyo NRT–Taoyuan delayed to 19:30 local time departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT203 Tokyo NRT–Taoyuan delayed to 21:10 local time departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT241 Fukuoka–Taoyuan delayed to 21:15 local time departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT254 Taoyuan–Sendai brought forward to 08:15 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT231 Okinawa Naha–Taoyuan delayed to 21:45 local time departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT210 Taoyuan–Osaka Kansai brought forward to 08:00 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT213 Osaka Kansai–Taoyuan delayed to 22:55 local time departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT505 Taoyuan–Bangkok Don Mueang brought forward to 07:45 departure
- Tigerair Taiwan IT610 Taoyuan–Daegu delayed to 16:00 on September 28
- Tigerair Taiwan IT611 Daegu–Taoyuan delayed to 20:00 local time on September 28
All flight times shown are in 24-hour format.

Mandarin Airlines
September 27
Domestic flights: all cancelled
International and cross-strait flights:
Kaohsiung–Incheon AE961/960, Incheon–Taoyuan AE231, Ho Chi Minh City–Taichung AE1858 cancelled.
Taichung–Hong Kong AE1820/1817/1818/1831/1832/1841/1842,
Taichung–Okinawa AE2282/2283 cancelled.
Taichung–Meizhou AE7217, Taichung–Ningbo AE965 brought forward to 07:00 departure.
The return flights Meizhou–Taichung AE7218 and Ningbo–Taichung AE966 are expected to be delayed until 15:00 on the 28th due to weather conditions.
All other flights are operating normally.

TransAsia Airways
Flight adjustments for September 27 are as follows:
1. Domestic flights: All suspended for the day.
2. Cross-strait flights: Kaohsiung–Lanzhou–Kaohsiung GE3690/3689 departs 3 hours earlier; all other routes operate as scheduled.
3. International flights: All operate as scheduled.

Far Eastern Air Transport
Flight adjustment notice for 9/27:

[Domestic Flight Status]
All domestic flights are cancelled for the day.

[International Flight Status]
FE115 Taoyuan–Yinchuan flight departs at 07:00 (advanced)
FE189 Kaohsiung–Haikou flight departs at 07:00 (advanced)
FE116 Yinchuan–Taoyuan flight is expected to depart at 12:00 on the 28th (delayed)
FE190 Haikou–Kaohsiung flight is expected to depart at 12:00 on the 28th (delayed)

Japan Airlines
September 27　
Flights departing from Taiwan:
JL814 Taoyuan⇒Osaka departs 08:15–11:55 (advanced)
JL802 Taoyuan⇒Tokyo Narita departs 08:30–12:50 (advanced)

Xiamen Airlines
September 27 cross-strait round-trip flights are cancelled
MF887/MF888 Xiamen–Taoyuan–Xiamen
MF879/MF880 Fuzhou–Taoyuan–Fuzhou
MF859 /MF860 Quanzhou–Taoyuan–Quanzhou
MF881/MF882 Xiamen–Songshan–Xiamen
MF889/MF890 Changsha–Taoyuan–Changsha

China Southern Airlines
Flights cancelled on September 27 are as follows:
CZ3023/CZ3024 Zhengzhou-Taipei-Zhengzhou
CZ3009/CZ3010 Harbin-Taipei-Harbin
CZ3097/CZ3098 Guangzhou-Taipei-Guangzhou
CZ3095/CZ3096 Shanghai-Taipei-Shanghai
CZ3025/CZ3026 Zhangjiajie-Taipei-Zhangjiajie
CZ3045/CZ3046 Nanning-Taipei-Nanning 

China United Airlines
The originally scheduled Taipei-San Francisco flight UA 872, departing at 09:50 am on September 27, will now depart one hour earlier at 08:50 am. Passengers are requested to check in earlier at Taoyuan International Airport. For any related inquiries, please contact China United Airlines Reservation & Ticketing Department: (02)2325-8868.

Air Asia
Due to Typhoon Megi, the departure times of the following flights on 9/27 have been changed: Kota Kinabalu-Taipei-Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur-Kaohsiung-Kuala Lumpur.
' Original schedule for Kota Kinabalu-Taipei-Kota Kinabalu
9/27 (Tue) AK1510 Kota Kinabalu-Taipei 06:10 AM - 09:30 AM
9/27 (Tue) AK1511 Taipei-Kota Kinabalu 09:55 AM - 13:25 PM
Changed to:
9/28 (Wed) AK1510P Kota Kinabalu-Taipei 11:55 AM - 15:15 PM
9/28 (Wed) AK1511P Taipei-Kota Kinabalu 15:40 PM - 19:10 PM

' Original schedule for Kuala Lumpur-Kaohsiung-Kuala Lumpur
9/27 (Tue) AK170 Kuala Lumpur-Kaohsiung 08:30 AM - 13:00 PM
9/27 (Tue) AK171 Kaohsiung-Kuala Lumpur 13:45 PM - 18:05 PM
Changed to:
9/28 (Wed) AK170P Kuala Lumpur-Kaohsiung 08:30 AM - 13:00 PM
9/28 (Wed) AK171P Kaohsiung-Kuala Lumpur 13:45 PM - 18:05 PM

Air China
All flights on September 27, 2016 have been confirmed as cancelled. The status of rescheduled flights is as follows:
1. CA185/CA186 Beijing-Taipei Taoyuan-Beijing Cancelled
2. CA189/CA190 Beijing-Taipei Taoyuan-Beijing Cancelled
3. CA187/CA188 Tianjin-Taipei Songshan-Tianjin Cancelled
4. CA195/CA196 Shanghai Pudong-Taipei Taoyuan-Shanghai Pudong Cancelled
5. CA197/CA198 Shanghai Hongqiao-Taipei Songshan-Shanghai Hongqiao Cancelled
6. CA149/CA150 Hangzhou-Taipei Taoyuan-Hangzhou Cancelled
7. CA835/CA836 Wenzhou-Taipei Taoyuan-Wenzhou Cancelled
8. CA761/CA762 Yangzhou–Taipei Taoyuan–Yangzhou Cancelled
9. CA409/CA410 Chongqing–Taipei Taoyuan–Chongqing Cancelled
10. CA417/CA418 Chengdu–Taipei Taoyuan–Chengdu Cancelled
Taiwanese travelers who need to change their itinerary, please contact Air China’s toll-free reservation and customer service hotline 00800-86-100-999 (Service hours: daily 0830–1800) or global service line: +86-10-95583 (24/7 all year)

Cathay Pacific

Affected by Typhoon Meranti, flight changes between Hong Kong and Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei on the 27th and 28th are as follows:
Flights cancelled
9/27
Taipei to Hong Kong: KA487 / CX409 / KA483
Hong Kong to Taipei: KA486 / CX420 / CX400 / KA482 / CX510
Taipei to Osaka: CX564
Taipei to Fukuoka: CX510
Taipei to Seoul: CX420
Kaohsiung to Hong Kong: KA437 / KA455
Hong Kong to Kaohsiung: KA436 / KA454

9/28
Osaka to Taipei: CX565
Fukuoka to Taipei: CX511
Seoul to Taipei: CX421

Flights delayed
9/27
Kaohsiung–Hong Kong round trips KA491 / KA490 / KA494 are expected to be rescheduled to depart on 9/28

Peach Aviation
Due to Typhoon Megi, Peach Aviation has cancelled the following flights on September 27, 2016:

Flight number MM1029 Tokyo (Haneda) → Taipei (Taoyuan)
Flight number MM1028 Taipei (Taoyuan) → Tokyo (Haneda)
Flight number MM0921 Okinawa (Naha) → Taipei (Taoyuan)
Flight number MM0922 Taipei (Taoyuan) → Okinawa (Naha)
Flight number MM0022 Taipei (Taoyuan) → Osaka (Kansai)
Flight number MM0023 Osaka (Kansai) → Taipei (Taoyuan)
Flight number MM0024 Taipei (Taoyuan) → Osaka (Kansai)
Flight number MM0027 Osaka (Kansai) → Taipei (Taoyuan)
Flight number MM0028 Taipei (Taoyuan) → Osaka (Kansai)
Flight MM0029 Osaka (Kansai) → Taipei (Taoyuan)
Flight MM0035 Osaka (Kansai) → Kaohsiung
Flight MM0036 Kaohsiung → Osaka (Kansai)
Flight MM0927 Okinawa (Naha) → Taipei (Taoyuan)
Flight MM0928 Taipei (Taoyuan) → Okinawa (Naha)
For the latest flight information, please check the official website flight status: http://www.flypeach.com