Vietnam Airlines adjusts Taiwan flights due to Typhoon Maria
Vietnam Airlines is to change its operation plan for flights from and to airports in Taipei and Kaohsiung of Taiwan during July 10-11 for safety reasons as Typhoon Maria is forecast to hit the region on July 10.
Hanoi, July 10 (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines is to change its operation plan forflights from and to airports in Taipei and Kaohsiung of Taiwan during July 10-11for safety reasons as Typhoon Maria is forecast to hit the region on July 10.
Specifically, the national flag carrier will cancel four flights, theVN578 and VN570 on July 10, and the VN571 and VN579 on July 11 on the Hanoi/HoChi Minh City-Taipei routes.
Departure times will be delayed for flights on Hanoi/Ho Chi MinhCity-Kaohsiung routes, including the VN586 and VN580 on July 10, and VN581 andVN587 on July 11.
Vietnam Airlines will also implement its plan to operate flights toredeem the cancelled flights on July 11.
At the same time, the carrier will use Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 onflights between Vietnam and Taipei on July 11 instead of Airbus A320 so as tosupply more seats to passengers.
Affected passengers will be supported in changing their flights, andthose who are in transit in Taipei and Kaohsiung will be assisted in adjustingtheir plans.
Accordingto local weather officials in Taiwan, Typhoon Maria is expected to makelandfall late on July 10, hitting Taiwan's northern region the hardest, as itmoves in a west-northwesterly direction at 30kph (19mph), from its location490km (305 miles) east of Yilan County.
Vietnam Airlines will continue to keep a close watch on the weather developments,advising passengers who wish to travel to and from Taipei and Kaohsiung tocheck information updates regularly.
Detailed flight information for Vietnam Airlines is available on itswebsite www.vietnamairlines.com oron its Facebook account at www.facebook/VietnamAirlines.Customers can also contact ticket agents of the carrier across the country orcall its customer service hotline at 19001100.
Vietnam Airlines typically operates around 90routes to 20 domestic and 29 international destinations, with more than 400flights each day. -VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: Vietnam Airlines) 
