Taipei: Several weekend flights between Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China have been either canceled or rescheduled due to Tropical Storm Wipha, as reported by three airlines. While the storm is moving away from Taiwan, warnings for strong winds and heavy rains remain in effect due to Wipha's outer bands, which continue to strengthen, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

According to Focus Taiwan, the CWA has forecast that the storm will approach Hong Kong early Sunday morning. In response to these conditions, China Airlines (CAL) announced the cancellation of its CI607 flight from Taoyuan International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport on Saturday. Additionally, all flights from Taoyuan and Kaohsiung to Hong Kong or Shenzhen Baoan International Airport in China on Sunday have been canceled by CAL. The airline also canceled flight CI922 from Hong Kong to Taoyuan on Monday.

Taiwan's other major carrier, EVA Airways, canceled all flights on Saturday afternoon and Sunday from Kaohsiung to and from Hong Kong and Macau. Similarly, all EVA Air flights on Sunday between Taoyuan and Hong Kong and Macau have been canceled.

Starlux Airlines also announced cancellations, affecting all Taiwan-Hong Kong and Taiwan-Macau flights on Sunday. This includes flights JX233, 234, 235, and 236 between Taiwan and Hong Kong; JX201, 202, 205, and 206 between Taiwan and Macau; and flights JX331 and 332 between Taichung and Macau.

Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific Airways stated that all flights between Taiwan and Hong Kong scheduled to operate between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday will either be canceled or delayed.

As of 6 p.m. Saturday, Wipha had resulted in the cancellation of six international and 51 domestic flights, as reported by Taiwan's Civil Aviation Administration. Additionally, Taiwan's Maritime Port Bureau indicated that 114 ferry services were suspended on Saturday, with another 96 cancellations expected on Sunday due to the storm.