Taiwan, Sept. 22 -- Ahead of the landfall of Super Typhoon Ragasa, authorities in the Philippines have evacuated over 5,000 families, while flights have been cancelled and ferry services suspended on various routes in Taiwan, local media from the two countries reported on Monday.

A Reuters report cited a statement by Qantas Airways stating that Hong Kong International Airport will suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from 8 pm (1200 GMT) on September 23 to 8 am on September 25.

Cathay Pacific is waiving rebooking and rerouting fees on flights in and out of Hong Kong from September 23rd to 25th due to the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa.

Thailand also issued an advisory for Passengers travelling with Thai Airways International to ...