HCMC – Noi Bai International Airport and three other airports in northern and central Vietnam will suspend operations on September 7 due to the potential impact of super typhoon Yagi.
During a meeting on September 5, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) ordered the temporary closure of several airports, citing the extreme intensity of the typhoon and the high risk of natural disaster.
Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh will halt operations from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 7, while Cat Bi International Airport in Haiphong will be closed from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. that same day.
Noi Bai International Airport will be temporarily shut from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa will suspend services from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 7.
Domestic airlines are preparing to adjust schedules for flights to and from Noi Bai, Tho Xuan, Cat Bi, and Van Don airports.
As of 6 a.m. on September 6, the eye of the typhoon was located about 168 kilometers southeast of Hainan Island, China, and around 600 kilometers southeast of Quang Ninh Province, with wind speeds at level 16 and gusts surpassing level 17.
Forecasts suggest that the typhoon will enter the Gulf of Tonkin and reach mainland Vietnam earlier than initially predicted. Over the next 24 hours, Yagi is expected to move west-northwest at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour, passing over the northern part of Hainan Island before entering the Gulf of Tonkin overnight into early tomorrow.
By 4 a.m. on September 7, the typhoon’s eye will be around 160 kilometers southeast of Quang Ninh, with an intensity of level 13-14 and gusts reaching level 17.
It is expected to make landfall along the northern coast of Vietnam, from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh, by 4 p.m., with winds at level 8 and gusts up to level 11.
The typhoon is forecast to weaken into a tropical depression as it moves inland and eventually dissipates into a low-pressure system.
