I'm supposed to fly from hkg to sfo tonight and HK is going through a typhhon 9-10 signal. It doesn;t look like my flight will be taking off and will be cancelled. For folks with experience, what is the protocal for cancelled flight? Will people on this flight get priority or will we be on standby the next few days. I hope only some flights are cancelled and not a ton like 5-6 years ago when airport was shut down for days.

I need to be back in the states by Wednesday morning for an important meeting. What can or should I do to make sure I get on the next flight out? I don't mind if they put me on a comparable flight but I suspect that all airlines will probably be affected.

I don't know if they are required to get us on the first flight or scatter us on flights with empty seats. Any insight would be appreciated. I expect to receive cancellation confirmation any time now. I expect chaos as there are a lot of people at the gate ready to find out the next step.