Vietnam's Hanoi airport to delay opening on Saturday due to typhoon Yagi

HANOI, 6th September, 2024 (WAM) -- Vietnam's civil aviation authority said Hanoi's international airport would open two hours later than planned on Saturday due to the impact of Typhoon Yagi, which is expected to make landfall in Vietnam late on Friday, Reuters reported.

Hanoi's Noi Bai airport will be shut from 10.00 to 21.00 local time, it said in a statement, adding typhoon Yagi had caused damage when moving through China's Hainan Island and was gaining in intensity.