Thousands Of Passengers Grounded In Asia As Korean, Singapore, Air China, ANA, Thai And Other Airlines Cancel 205 And Delay 2,025 Flights Across Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand And More Including Bangkok, Incheon, Tokyo, Changi And Beijing

Published on December 23, 2025

Thousands of travellers were disrupted across Asia Today as widespread flight disruptions resulted in 205 flight cancellations and 2,025 delays, including Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta (438 delays), Shanghai Pudong (21 cancellations, 175 delays), Suvarnabhumi Bangkok (301 delays), Singapore Changi (246 delays), Incheon International (225 delays), and Tokyo Haneda (179 delays). Mainland China saw elevated cancellation volumes at Beijing Capital (49 cancellations, 85 delays), Yining (39 cancellations, 25 delays), Urumqi (33 cancellations, 177 delays), Shenyang (26 cancellations, 25 delays), and Chengdu Shuangliu (19 cancellations, 47 delays), while delay-heavy patterns dominated in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. Impacted airlines include Air China (44+ cancellations, 75+ delays across Beijing Capital, Chengdu Shuangliu, and Urumqi), China Southern Airlines (15+ cancellations, 90+ delays across Urumqi and Shenyang), All Nippon Airways (74 delays across Tokyo Haneda and New Chitose), Japan Airlines (75 delays across Tokyo Haneda and New Chitose), Thai Airways (70 delays at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi), Singapore Airlines (0 60 delays at Singapore Changi), and Indonesian carriers Batik Air (3 cancellations, 80 delays), Lion Air (73 delays), and Super Air Jet (82 delays) at Jakarta. Overall, today’s disruption pattern remained strongly delay-driven across Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, while cancellations were more concentrated at mainland China airports, underscoring uneven but widespread operational strain across China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and South Korea.

• Update today: Asia recorded 2,025 delays and 205 cancellations, totaling 2,230 disrupted flights.
• Delay-heavy hubs dominated, led by Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Suvarnabhumi Bangkok, Singapore Changi, Incheon, Tokyo Haneda, and Shanghai Pudong.
• Mainland China saw higher cancellation volumes at Beijing Capital, Yining, Urumqi, Shenyang, and Chengdu Shuangliu compared with Southeast Asia.
• Japanese carriers (ANA, JAL) and Indonesian carriers (Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Batik Air) accounted for large shares of total delays.

Most Affected Asian Airports by Cancellations and Delays

Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

The region’s most delay-intensive hub today with 438 delays and 3 cancellations, driven largely by domestic and regional carrier congestion, with significant spillover to Bali and eastern Indonesia.

Suvarnabhumi Airport

Suvarnabhumi Airport recorded 301 delays and just 1 cancellation, highlighting a strongly delay-dominant profile affecting Thai and regional Southeast Asian carriers.

Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore Changi logged 246 delays and 1 cancellation, with concentrated impacts on home-based carriers and limited long-haul knock-on effects.

Incheon International Airport

Incheon International Airport saw 225 delays and 2 cancellations, largely absorbed by Korean carriers, alongside 13 US-linked delays.

Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)

Tokyo Haneda reported 179 delays and 6 cancellations, with 27 US-linked delays, underscoring its role as a critical trans-Pacific connector.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai Pudong notched 175 delays and 21 cancellations, with delays concentrated among China Eastern Group carriers and 10 US-linked delays.

Airlines Most Affected by Flight Cancellations and Delays

Air China

Faced heavy disruption across Beijing Capital and Chengdu Shuangliu, combining high cancellations with persistent delays.

China Southern Airlines

Recorded substantial delays at Urumqi and cancellations at Shenyang, reflecting mixed operational pressures.

All Nippon Airways

Among the highest delay counts at Haneda and New Chitose, with minimal cancellations.

Japan Airlines

Posted large delay volumes at Haneda and New Chitose, contributing significantly to Japan’s delay totals.

Thai Airways

Accounted for the largest single-airline delay volume at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, with only isolated cancellations.

Lion Air

One of the biggest contributors to Jakarta’s delay surge, alongside other Indonesian low-cost carriers.

Singapore Airlines

Recorded the highest delay count at Singapore Changi, without widespread cancellations.

How travellers were impacted at major airports

• Expect longer gate holds and arrival congestion at delay-heavy hubs.
• Connection times tightened, particularly at international transfer airports.
• Rebooking queues increased, even where cancellations were low.
• Baggage delivery delays were more likely following late arrivals.
• Travellers benefited from early check-in and real-time flight tracking during peak disruption periods.

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Overview of Asia Flight Cancellations

Today’s disruption pattern across Asia was decisively delay-led, with Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Suvarnabhumi Bangkok, Singapore Changi, Incheon, Tokyo Haneda, and Shanghai Pudong repeatedly emerging as the most affected airports. Air China, China Southern Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Thai Airways, Lion Air, and Singapore Airlines appeared consistently among the most impacted airlines. While mainland China airports contributed a larger share of cancellations, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia hubs absorbed disruption primarily through high delay volumes, keeping outright cancellations comparatively contained.

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Source: Different airports and FlightAware