Hong Kong International Airport will suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from Tuesday evening, Qantas Airways said, as the Asian financial hub prepares for one of its strongest super typhoons in years.

The airport will be closed from 8pm local time (10pm AEST) on September 23 to 8am on September 25, Qantas said in a statement, adding that it would contact customers who are affected.

The airline has eight flights between Australia and Hong Kong that will be affected.

A spokesperson for Airport Authority Hong Kong said it is closely monitoring the developments regarding the super typhoon, named Ragasa, and has commenced preparations to deal with the storm. But it has not made an official announcement on the closure.

Hong Kong’s Observatory said it would issue the lowest typhoon si

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