KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia flights from Kota Kinabalu to Southern China and Taiwan, as well as several flights from Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi and Johor Bahru to Southern China and Taiwan will be affected by Typhoon Haima today (Thursday) and Friday.
AirAsia in a statement here yesterday (Wednesday) said several flights had been cancelled and rescheduled.
The affected flights today are those departing to/from Kota Kinabalu to Southern China (Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Guangzhou) and Taiwan (Taipei).
Others are flights departing to/from Kuala Lumpur to Kaohsiung, Shenzhen and Guangzhou and departing to/from Johor Bahru to Guangzhou.
The affected flights on Friday are those departing to/from Kota Kinabalu to Southern China (Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Guangzhou) and Taiwan (Taipei).
Others are flights departing to/from Kuala Lumpur to Shantou, Changsha, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macao; flights departing to/from Johor Bahru to Guangzhou and flights departing to/from Langkawi to Guangzhou.
“All affected guests will be notified by AirAsia via email and SMS. The airline strongly encourages all guests to update their contact details at airasia.com to ensure that they are notified of any updates to their flights
“AirAsia is closely monitoring the potential impact of this storm and will continue to update guests in a timely manner on any changes due to Typhoon Haima,” said the airline.
AirAsia also advises guests travelling on the affected routes to check their flight statuses via the airline’s website as well as social media channels on Facebook and Twitter. -- Bernama