Hong Kong International Airport is bracing for impact, with plans to ground all passenger flights for 36 hours as the city prepares for one of its fiercest super typhoons in years.
According to multiple reports, airport and aviation officials are planning to suspend flights from as early as 6 pm on September 23, 2025, until 6 am on September 25, in anticipation of Super Typhoon Ragasa approaching. The Airport Authority Hong Kong is closely monitoring the situation and has begun preparations for the storm. An official announcement is expected soon, and the Hong Kong Observatory intends to issue its first precautionary signal.
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Hong Kong Airports’ potential passenger flight suspension: Key details
Super Typhoon Ragasa churning toward Hong Kong. Bloomberg now reporting Hong Kong Airport (VHHH | HKG) could close Tuesday evening for up to 36 hours as the storm moves through.
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As reported by Bloomberg, the Airport Authority Hong Kong released a statement saying it is “closely monitoring developments” related to Ragasa and has “commenced preparations for the typhoon, covering areas such as apron safety, flight operations, passenger care, ground transportation services between the airport and the city and staff rest areas”.
Amongst airlines, Qantas Airways Ltd. is one of the first to come out with an announcement on its website saying that Hong Kong airport will be closed from 8 pm (AEST) September 23, 2025, to 8 am (AEST) September 25, 2025.
Ragasa is forecast to barrel into the East Sea late with sustained winds of 202 to 220 kph. Vietnam’s National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that the typhoon was about 230 km from Luzon Island in the Philippines on September 22, 2025, packing maximum winds of 221 kph and moving west-northwest at 20 kph.
By early September 23, it’s expected to be in the northern East Sea (South China Sea) with the same strength, speed and direction and by 1 am on September 24, forecasts place it around 490 km east of China’s Leizhou Peninsula. By the next day, winds are set to ease to 150 to 183 kph as it hovers east of the peninsula, before shifting west-southwest into the Gulf of Tonkin.
(Feature image credit: Vietjet Air)
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The information in this article is accurate as of the date of publication.
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