Tropical storm Ampil causes disruption of flights at Taoyuan Airport, Taiwan

Rain at the airport. TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – As tropical storm Ampil moves to the north of Taiwan on July 21, a number of flights between Taiwan, Japan and central and northern China were affected

A In total, 10 flights serving the Taoyuan Airport were canceled, most service interruptions affecting the Taoyuan – Okinawa line at 9:20 on July 21

. The Central Meteorological Office predicts rainfall and maximum temperatures of 32 to 33 degrees Celsius for northern Taiwan

Tropical Storm Ampil (安 比) will be closer to Taiwan today and is expected to cross the Ryukyu Islands from Japan will head to the Shanghai region in China in the coming days, predicted the Central Weather Bureau on July 20.

The following flights departing from Taoyuan International Airport are canceled, according to Taoyuan International Airport Co. Ltd. of Taiwan at 9:20 am today:

• Mandarin Airlines / Xiamen (AE-215 / MF-9002) to Fuzhou
• EVA Airways (BR-122) to Okinawa
• Cathay Pacific / Cathay Dragon (CX-407 / KA-5407) to Hong Kong
• Peach Aviation (MM-922) to Okinawa
• EVA Airways (BR-770) to Huang Shan Tunxi
• Shandong Airlines (SC-4078) to Yantai

The following flights departing from Taoyuan International Airport have been postponed:

• Vanilla Air (JW-180) in Okinawa – scheduled departure scheduled for 15:00
• Tiger Air (IT-230) in Okinawa – scheduled departure scheduled at 14:40
• Chinese Airlines / Delta / Japan (CI-120 / DL-7749-JL-5134) to Okinawa – scheduled departure scheduled at 14:10
• Cathay Pacific (CX-564) to Osaka (Kansai) – expected departure planned at 11:40

The following flights arriving at Taoyuan International Airport were canceled:

• Peach Aviation (MM-921) from Okinawa
• Eva Air / Thai Airways / All Nippon Airways / Lines Airport (BR-113 / TG-6371 / NH-5835 / SQ-5813) of Okinawa
• Shandong Airlines (SC-4077) from Yantai
• Eva Airways BR-769 from HuangShan Tunxi .

The following flights arriving at Taoyuan International Airport were delayed:

• Philippines AirAsia (Z2-124) from Manila – scheduled arrival at 11:45
• Cathay Pacific / Cathay Dragon (CX-564 / KA-5564) from Hong Kong – scheduled arrival at 10:50 am
• Tigerair Taiwan (IT-231) from Okinawa – scheduled arrival at 6:30 am
• China Airlines / Malaysia Airlines / Delta / Japan Airlines (CI-121 / MH-5597 / DL-7747 / JL-5133) from Okinawa – expected arrival at 18.20
• Cathay Pacific (CX-564) at Osaka (Kansai) – scheduled departure scheduled at 11.40

Those planning traveling to Japan on July 21 and Shanghai on July 22 are urged to closely monitor airline reviews as flight advisories may change over time.