Airlines adjust flights as storm Son Tinh approaches
Several airlines have announced the adjustment of their flights from/to some airports in the central coast as storm Son Tinh, the third entering the East Sea in 2018, is forecast to hit the region late on July 18.
Flights from or to airports in the central region adjusted due to storm Son Tinh (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Several airlines have announced the adjustment of theirflights from/to some airports in the central coast as storm Son Tinh, the thirdentering the East Sea in 2018, is forecast to hit the region late on July 18.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said that it isbringing forward four flights coded VN1268, VN1266, VN1269 and VN1267 from HoChi Minh City to Vinh airport of central Nghe An province and vice versa andtwo flights coded VN1715 and VN1714 from Hanoi to Vinh and vice versa. Thoseflights will depart 3-5 hours earlier than the usual schedule.
Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air announced that it will cancel fourflights coded VJ218, VJ219, VJ224 and VJ225 between Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh.As a result, many other flights will be affected.
Jetstar Pacific also said that it will cancel the flightcoded BL528 from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh, the flight coded BL529 from Vinh toHCM City, the flight coded BL490 from HCM City to Thanh Hoa, and the flightcoded BL491 from Thanh Hoa to the city.
Four additional flights will be operated on July 19 tocompensate for the cancellation. Several flights at different airports may beaffected, depending on the weather situation. The carrier will informpassengers of changes if have.
The three airlines recommended their passengers who plan togo from or to these airports to keep a close watch on the weather and flightinformation through either the airlines’ websites or ticket offices.
Tropical storm Son Tinh is forecast to make landfall incoastal localities from Thai Binh to Ha Tinh on late July 18, according to theNational Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
At 4:00 am of July 18, its eye was about 470km west of HoangSa with the strongest winds near the storm’s eye reaching 75-90km per hour.
In the next 24 hours, Storm Son Tinh is quickly moving inwesterly direction at a speed of 25-30km per hour.
On its moving course, the storm caused strong rainstorms andrough sea along the west of the North East Sea, and high tides in coastal areasof the northern and north central region.
It will also cause heavy rains until July 20 in the northerndelta and midland.-VNA
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Tran Quang Hoai, General Director of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA), has underlined the urgent need to set up delegations to inspect the safety of dykes and reservoirs.
Tropical storm Son Tinh, the third entering the East Sea in 2018, is forecast to make landfall in coastal localities from Thai Binh to Ha Tinh on late July 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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Flights from or to airports in the central region adjusted due to storm Son Tinh (Source: VNA) 
