About 20 flights from airlines including All Nippon Airways (ANA), Cebu Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines (JAL), Korean Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and will be re-routed between Thursday and Monday to avoid North Korea’s upcoming missile launch, according to the Associated Press. The timing of the launch will depend on weather and other conditions.
Flights to the Philippines are mainly affected as the rocket is expected to cut across the Yellow Sea, which separates South Korea and China, with a flight path leading toward the Philippines, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines will temporarily close three northeastern corridors, spokeswoman Floramel Joy Songsong told AP.
Japanese carriers JAL and ANA will change flight paths on routes connecting Tokyo to Manila, Jakarta and Singapore.
A number of countries—including China, Japan and Russia—have expressed concern about the launch, which have been disregarded by Pyongyang.
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