Airlines Cancel Flights to Taiwan Due to Typhoon Dujuan

Hundreds of flights to and from Taiwan have been affected due to the approach of Typhoon Dujuan on Monday.

Xiamen Airlines (MF) announced it has cancelled all flights to and from Taiwan on Monday affected by super Typhoon Dujuan, which landed in Taiwan early this morning. The involved flights are MF881, MF882, MF883, MF884, MF887, MF888, MF879 and MF880, between Fuzhou, Xiamen and Taiwan.

It is estimated that flight operations will continue to be disturbed in Fuzhou, Xiamen and Quanzhou on Tuesday as a result of the northwestward moving of Typhoon Dujuan to southeast China's Fujian province.

Taiwan-based China Airlines (CI) announced to cancel 20 flights for Monday and Tuesday.

China Southern Airlines (CZ), the largest airline in Asia by passengers carried, has planned to cancel 18 flights to and from Taiwan on Monday.

Shandong Airlines (SD) canceled its flights to Taipei from Jinan and Yantai on Monday.

Travelers are advised to check with their airlines about the status of their flights.