Typhoon Qiangbi delayed many flights! Civil Aviation Administration: Requested military support for military aircraft movement

The Central Meteorological Administration today (24th) gradually lifted the land and sea typhoon warnings for Typhoon Qianbi. However, domestic flights were grounded during the typhoon, and many international flights were cancelled. The Civil Aviation Administration of the Ministry of Transport stated this evening that domestic flights will resume after noon today. The Civil Aviation Administration coordinated overtime aircraft movement and has requested support from the military for military aircraft movement.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said that domestic air transport has gradually resumed this afternoon. In order to speed up the movement of passengers, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has coordinated with airlines to operate 25 additional or larger aircraft types. In the future, the Civil Aviation Administration will continue to coordinate with operators to operate additional flights and start military aircraft transportation depending on the situation. The Civil Aviation Administration also reminds passengers to confirm their flight seats before going to the airport to avoid waiting for a long time at the airport.

Affected by Typhoon Qianbi, domestic air services have been grounded one after another since the morning of the 22nd of this month, and all flights were grounded yesterday. According to statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, as of 18:00 today, 159 domestic flights have been canceled and another 20 have been delayed.

Today, weather permitting, domestic flights resumed operations. Kaohsiung Airport resumed domestic flights from 12:10 noon, and Tainan and Taichung also resumed operations one after another after 13:00. However, due to the storm circle, Songshan Airport did not resume operations until 16:15, and the route from Taipei to Kinmen did not resume until 17:35 in the evening.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said that after flights resumed, the Civil Aviation Administration also coordinated with airlines to operate additional flights or enlarge aircraft types. A total of 25 additional flights or enlarged aircraft types were operated today, including 17 flights on the Penghu route and 8 flights on the Kinmen route, providing a total of 2,251 seats. However, because flights have been suspended for two days, there are still passengers in Kinmen and Penghu who are unable to successfully fill up their seats.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China said that in addition to continuing to coordinate with airlines to try to increase capacity tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, by operating additional flights or enlarging aircraft types to speed up the movement of passengers, the Civil Aviation Administration has also requested support from the military. It hopes that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, weather conditions permit, and combat readiness will not be affected, it can support the movement of military aircraft.