More than 20 weekend flights between S’pore and southern China cancelled amid Typhoon Noul

Additionally, a total of eight flights between Shenzhen and Singapore – offered by Shenzhen Airlines, China Southern Airlines and SIA – were cancelled on July 26. The affected flights are:

Earlier, SIA said it cancelled flight SQ856, scheduled to depart from Singapore to Shenzhen on July 25.

Two other July 25 flights between Changi Airport and Shenzhen by operators China Southern Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines were also cancelled, with a third delayed.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, SIA subsidiary and low-cost carrier Scoot said on the evening of July 25 that it had cancelled flights TR128 (Singapore to Shantou) and TR129 (Shantou to Singapore) on July 25.

Flight between Singapore and Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong province, listed on Changi Airport’s website were not affected by the typhoon.

Noul is the third typhoon to hit China in July, and has forced more than 340,000 people in the Guangdong province to relocate, local authorities said on July 25.

Hong Kong authorities raised the storm alert to Typhoon Signal No. 9 early on July 26, as the storm passed within 80km of the city, before downgrading it to Signal No. 8 at 7.10am.

Its airport authorities said flight operations will gradually resume after 6pm on July 26.