Typhoon Trami
Sep 26, 2018, 11:40 am
#1
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Typhoon Trami
So I see there is a typhoon on the way... I hope everyone stays safe. I do have a question though.. I'm supposed to be flying into Tokyo and going to Niigata later on Monday/Tuesday. Will I be in trouble trying to travel around this time?
Sep 26, 2018, 5:02 pm
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They call it typhoon #24 in Japan. Latest forecast shows it over Niigata at about 3:00AM on Monday and long gone by Monday afternoon. It will have already been over land since hitting southern Kyushu, so doubtful it will be much more than rain by that time anyway. But it's always good to watch the forecast. Typhoons are fickle and really difficult to precisely predict until maybe 6-12 hours ahead of time. The times of the English version of the forecast are in UTC, so you need to change to Japan local time.
Japan Meteorological Agency | Tropical Cyclone Information
Japan Meteorological Agency | Tropical Cyclone Information
Sep 27, 2018, 8:16 pm
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I see AC has issued a travel waiver for flights to Japan covering this period
- You purchased an Air Canada ticket no later than September 27th, 2018 for travel between September 28th and October 1st, 2018.
Sep 28, 2018, 3:08 pm
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Sep 28, 2018, 4:23 pm
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Look on homepage for Severe Weather and Natural Event policies. Click on that and will bring you to the latest which is this and click on the date
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/travel-news-and-updates/2018/goodwill-policy.html
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/travel-news-and-updates/2018/goodwill-policy/typhoontrami.html
Sep 29, 2018, 1:40 am
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JR West on their website notes that they will begin to shut down train services at 8:00AM on Sunday and completely shut down by noon. They also say that service may be disrupted on Monday as well.
https://www.westjr.co.jp
https://www.westjr.co.jp
Sep 29, 2018, 9:58 pm
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Flights in and out of KIX and ITM are cancelled this afternoon due to the typhoon. FUK and NGO are still operating semi-normally at the moment.