Australian airlines to halt operations in Brisbane ahead of tropical cyclone Alfred's landfall

SYDNEY, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Major Australian airlines have announced they will suspend operation in Brisbane on Thursday as severe tropical cyclone Alfred approaches Australia's state of Queensland.

A new update by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said that Alfred's approach to southeast Queensland has slowed, pushing back landfall until early Saturday. An earlier prediction said the landfall was likely o