Airports in China’s Zhejiang and Fujian provinces are on high alert for delays and cancellations as Typhoon Saudel approaches landfall on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The typhoon, which entered the East China Sea early that morning, caused 16 flight cancellations at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport, affecting carriers such as Peach, China Airlines, EVA Air, Starlux, and Thai Lion Air.

In Hong Kong, Hong Kong Airlines fully cancelled its HX658 and HX659 flights between the city and Japan’s Okinawa, while HK Express rescheduled its Okinawa-bound services to August 27 in response to the storm.

The National Meteorological Centre forecasts that Saudel will make landfall between Thursday night and Friday morning along the coast from Xiangshan in eastern Zhejiang to Fuqing in southeast Fujian province. In preparation, Zhejiang province has raised its emergency response to Level 3—the third highest of four levels—closed all coastal scenic areas, and evacuated more than 4,100 tourists from island resorts.

Saudel is the seventh typhoon to make landfall in China this year, following earlier storms like Bavi that caused heavy rain and flooding.

Sources

  • South China Morning Post World, "China’s coastal regions on high alert as Typhoon Saudel cancels flights, ferries," August 26, 2026. Read more