News / Another typhoon hits China: schedules will get 'messier and more confusing'

Another typhoon is heading towards China’s east coast, bringing a fresh bout of flight cancellations and port disruption to Shanghai and Ningbo.

Typhoon Chanthu narrowly missed Taiwan yesterday and is expected to weaken as it approaches Shanghai, having been downgraded from ‘super’ to ‘strong’.

However, fierce winds, heavy rain and flooding are expected along the coast of Zhejiang province, prompting officials to suspend operations at the region’s major air ands sea transport hubs.

According to Chinese forwarder Proair Logistics, all flights in and ...