Taipei: The schedules for some international flights operated by China Airlines and Tigerair Taiwan on Sunday have been adjusted due to an approaching tropical storm, but EVA Air and Starlux Airlines had not announced any changes as of Saturday night.

According to Focus Taiwan, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) announced a land typhoon warning for Tropical Storm Danas as it continued to approach Taiwan from the southwest. Rain or thunderstorms were expected Sunday in areas south of Chiayi County and in Hualien and Taitung counties, where heavy to torrential rainfall is possible.

With the threat of bad weather most likely to affect the major airport in southern Taiwan in Kaohsiung, many canceled or adjusted flights were for flights using that airport. China Airlines announced Saturday evening that several flights scheduled for Sunday have been canceled, including routes to Tokyo Narita, Bangkok, Osaka, Okinawa, Shanghai Pudong, and Hong Kong. Additionally, the Kaohsiung-Shenzhen flight has been rescheduled to depart earlier Sunday, while flights from Seoul Incheon and Tokyo Narita to Kaohsiung have been postponed to July 7.

Tigerair Taiwan also announced adjustments to some of its Sunday flights, with early departures for flights from Kaohsiung to Okinawa Naha, Macau, and Tokyo Narita. Later updates revealed further cancellations, including flights to Gimpo, Fukuoka, and Tokyo Narita, and postponement of the Kaohsiung-Da Nang flights to July 7.

Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) stated that no changes had been made to the Sunday flight schedules of EVA Air and Starlux Airlines at that time, but the carriers would continue to monitor the storm’s trajectory. However, EVA Air later announced the cancellation of all flights departing from and arriving in Kaohsiung on Sunday afternoon.

According to the CAA, domestic flight operations were also affected, with Uni Air and Mandarin Airlines canceling all domestic flights scheduled for Sunday between Taiwan proper and outlying islands like Kinmen and Matsu. By 6 p.m. Saturday, a total of 22 domestic flights had been canceled and four delayed.

In contrast, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) announced that all train services would operate normally on Sunday, adhering to the schedule. However, for operational safety, trains would reduce speeds on certain sections if wind speeds or rainfall exceeded safety limits.