Numerous flights to Taiwan cancelled due to typhoon

Three flights from Macau to Taichung and Taipei are cancelled today and eight were cancelled yesterday due to typhoon Nepartak that is currently bearing down on Taiwan.
Another seven flights leaving for Taiwan today were rescheduled, according to information provided by the Administration of Airports (ADA) to the Times.
A total of eight flights departing from Taiwan to the SAR are also cancelled today.  Air Macau cancelled two flights from Taipei, TransAsia Airways cancelled three of its flights from Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung, Tiger Air Taiwan cancelled one flight from Taipei and Eva Airways cancelled two flights from the Taiwanese capital.
Yesterday, three airlines, Air Macau, TransAsia Airways and Tiger Airways, cancelled eight of their flights departing for Taiwan. An Eva Airways aircraft was also rescheduled to depart Macau this morning.
According to a statement from Air Macau, the airlines will waive re-booking fees and refund the tickets of the cancelled flights.
Several reports said that the super typhoon has forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists and the cancellation of over 100 flights.
Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau issued a statement yesterday reporting that winds of up to 245 kilometers per hour were blowing to the east of Hualien and Taitung, where it is due to make landfall early today (see page 11).