National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will reschedule flights from/to Japan on August 9 due to Typhoon Shanshan.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will reschedule flights from/to Japan on August 9 due to Typhoon Shanshan (Photo courtesy of the carrier)

Accordingly, two flights between Da Nang and Japan’s Narita airport on August 9, VN6318 and VN6319, will be cancelled. Passengers of those flights will travel in flights VN318 and VN319 on the same day.

The carrier also delays the start of six flights for the routes between Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City/Da Nang and Narita by 6 – 9.5 hours. The affected flights are VN300, VN301, VN310, VN311, VN318 and VN319.

Vietnam Airlines will continue to follow weather conditions and update passengers on further flight schedule adjustments. 

It recommends passengers who intend to travel to or from Narita airport follow the storm’s movement and the carrier’s latest announcement via http://www.vietnamairlines.com and its booking agents nationwide or call its hotline 19001100. -VNA