Hong Kong Minister Rejects Call for Law on Work Suspension During Severe Weather
About 80% of Hong Kong’s main airlines relocated aircraft abroad to avoid damage from Typhoon Ragasa, causing a 36-hour shutdown at one of the busiest global airports.
- Typhoon Ragasa, the world's strongest cyclone in 2025, prompted significant flight cancellations at Hong Kong's busy airport, as reported by Flightradar24 tracking data.
- Hong Kong issued typhoon signal 10, its highest warning for severe weather, urging businesses and transport services to shut down.
- Cathay Pacific announced it would cancel over 500 flights due to the storm's significant operational impact, according to their announcement on September 22.
- About 80 percent of the aircraft from the four main airlines based in Hong Kong were relocated or grounded ahead of the storm.
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The typhoon »Ragasa« is the strongest tropical cyclone this year. In Hong Kong, airlines have put their machines to safety. So far, the storm has killed at least 27 people.

Hong Kong's airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon Ragasa
As Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the world's busiest airports.
Typhoon Ragasa disrupts Hong Kong aviation as airlines evacuate planes and cancel flights
Hong Kong’s airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon RagasaAbout 80 per cent of planes belonging to city’s airlines sent elsewhere — tracking dataPlanes are at airports in Japan, China, Cambodia, Europe, AustraliaCathay Pacific cancelled more than 500 flightsHONG KONG, Sept 24 — As Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the…
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