480 Hong Kong flights to resume as effects of Typhoon Saola wane, first planes in and out of city from around 11am
- Airport Authority says both runways will be in operation to ensure sufficient capacity
- Cancelled flights on Friday left some 300 passengers stranded at airport
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority on Saturday said about 480 flights would resume as the effects of Typhoon Saola waned, with the first planes departing and landing in the city at around 11am.
Chapman Fong Shui-man, deputy director of airport operations at the authority, said: “Under our flight reassignment mechanism, we will resume about 480 flights. Tonight, both of our runways will maintain operations, so airlines will have sufficient capacity to resume and add flights.
“We predict that the first flight departing Hong Kong will be at 11.15am and the first flight arriving will be around 11.00am.”
The authority said it had cancelled 460 flights on Friday as Typhoon Saola approached, with some 300 passengers stranded at the airport. The Observatory on Saturday morning downgraded the highest No 10 warning signal to No 8.