Rerouting
Ask the airline to get you to your ticketed destination at no extra fare where applicable.
When your flight changes
A typhoon may explain a cancellation, but it does not automatically erase every passenger right. Your options depend on the route, operating airline and the actual reason for the disruption.
Ask the airline to get you to your ticketed destination at no extra fare where applicable.
If the airline cancels and you choose not to travel, many regimes preserve a refund right.
EU and UK care duties can survive bad weather; several Asian regimes treat this differently.
A genuine typhoon is commonly an extraordinary event, but the airline may need to prove the link.
If it is safe and practical to wait, let the airline make the operational decision. Cancelling the booking yourself while the flight is still scheduled can be treated as a voluntary cancellation, leaving you with only the fare rules you bought. If you need to act earlier, first ask the airline for a written waiver and check your travel insurance.
Direction matters
The same city pair can have different protection depending on which way you fly and which airline operates the flight.
The flight starts outside the EU and is operated by a non-EU airline. Start with Chinese rules, the airline’s conditions of carriage and insurance. An EU codeshare number alone does not necessarily change the operating carrier.
The flight departs from the EU. If a typhoon causes cancellation, fixed compensation may be excluded, but the airline must still offer the applicable refund or rerouting choice and care while you wait.
Official starting points
More than one regime can sometimes be relevant. Start with the departure country, then check the destination and the operating airline—not only the company that sold the ticket. This page describes the rules covering flights to and from Europe, mainland China and the other regions listed. It does not describe every national regime that may apply to your journey.
There is no EU-style compensation scheme. Carriers file conditions of carriage approved by the transport ministry under the Civil Aeronautics Act, and those terms govern. For a typhoon expect a fee-free refund or rebooking rather than a payment; meals and hotels are offered as goodwill, not owed. Ask the airline to put the reason in writing all the same.
MLIT civil aviation ↗The Consumer Dispute Resolution Standards set figures — for an international cancellation, US$200 to US$600 depending on how late the replacement flight is — and are the baseline the Korea Consumer Agency mediates against. They are advisory rather than statutory, and a carrier showing an unavoidable cause such as a typhoon is released from them. Refund or rebooking still stands.
Korean government legal guide ↗The aviation authority's standard domestic contract names fog, heavy rain and typhoons outright: when a domestic flight is cancelled for one, refund or rebooking carries no fee. A delay past five hours you do not accept is refundable without a handling charge, and the carrier should provide communications, meals or lodging as the situation warrants. International flights follow the carrier's own terms.
Taiwan CAA passenger notice ↗Covers flights departing the region on any airline, and arrivals from outside when operated by a regional airline. For cancellations, refund or rerouting and care remain even when proven adverse weather removes fixed compensation.
Your Europe official guide ↗Covers departures from the UK and arrivals on UK or EU airlines. A cancelled covered flight brings a refund or alternative-flight choice plus care; compensation depends on cause and notice.
UK CAA cancellation guide ↗Ask for timely updates and written proof of the delay or cancellation. Refund or rebooking follows the applicable ticket and carrier terms. For weather disruption at origin, the airline must help arrange meals or lodging, but the passenger normally pays.
CAAC flight-regularity rules ↗The Air Passenger Bill of Rights provides options including refund or rebooking after cancellation. When force majeure such as a typhoon is the cause, additional airport assistance is more limited and personal care costs may remain yours.
Philippines CAB passenger rights ↗Regulation 101 covers Thai domestic flights and scheduled international flights departing Thailand. It provides cancellation care and refund or rerouting options; extraordinary circumstances including adverse weather can remove fixed compensation.
Thailand CAAT rights guide ↗Transport ministry regulation PM 89/2015 fixes what a delay owes — refreshments from 30 minutes, a heavy meal from two hours, Rp 300,000 beyond four — and a cancelled flight owes a seat on the next flight or the full ticket price back. Weather releases the airline from the money, on a statement from BMKG, but not from that cancellation choice. Anything owed is payable within 3x24 hours.
Indonesian transport ministry PM 89/2015 ↗DGCA's Civil Aviation Requirements, Section 3 Series M Part IV, cover flights within India and departing it. A cancellation brings a refund or an alternate flight, and the rules set cash compensation by block time where notice was short. Weather is named among the extraordinary circumstances that remove the compensation duty — so after a cyclone expect the refund-or-rebooking choice to stand while fixed compensation does not. Ask the airline to state the reason in writing.
DGCA civil aviation requirements ↗There is no EU-style automatic cash scale. Consumer guarantees may provide a replacement or refund when service is not supplied within a reasonable time, assessed from the delay, cause and alternative offered. Airline terms also matter.
ACCC travel guidance ↗If the airline cancels or significantly changes a covered flight and you choose not to travel, you are entitled to an automatic refund regardless of the reason. Federal rules do not require weather compensation, meals or hotels.
US DOT refund rules ↗Extreme weather is outside airline control, so inconvenience compensation and standard care are generally unavailable. The airline must still provide communication and applicable rebooking or refund options, with details depending on airline size and timing.
Canadian CTA rights guide ↗Singapore does not provide the same fixed cancellation scheme as the EU. Start with the operating airline’s conditions of carriage and any law applying at the other end of the route. Unresolved local consumer disputes may be eligible for CASE support or the Small Claims Tribunals.
Singapore consumer complaint routes ↗Make the airline state what happened, choose the remedy that matches your plans, and preserve a clean record in case you need to claim later.
Bagyo is an early warning. The operating airline or airport is the authority for whether the flight is cancelled.
Save the cancellation message and request written confirmation of the specific operational reason.
Do not accept a voucher automatically. Ask which cash-refund and replacement-flight options apply first.
Ask for meals, lodging and transport. If the airline cannot provide them, keep spending reasonable.
Save tickets, screenshots, chat logs and itemised receipts. Avoid luxury expenses you cannot justify.
Complain to the operating airline, then the relevant regulator or dispute body, and notify your insurer promptly.
A useful first message
Replace the brackets and send this through the airline’s written complaint channel.
Flight [number] on [date] from [origin] to [destination] was cancelled or delayed. Please confirm the specific cause in writing and the options available under the passenger rules and conditions of carriage covering this journey. I choose [rerouting at the earliest opportunity / refund to the original payment method]. Please also confirm what care or reasonable expenses you will provide while I wait.
General information, not legal advice. Rights depend on the full itinerary, operating carrier, place of purchase, cause, notice and current law. Official sources were reviewed 9 August 2026; the Japan, South Korea and Taiwan entries on 10 September 2026 Indonesia on 15 September 2026 and India on 23 September 2026. Bagyo does not decide claims, represent passengers or take a percentage of compensation.