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Jan 19, 2005

Lunar New Year's Flights will cross Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI - The flight schedule for the 24 round-trip charter flights across the Taiwan Strait to be operated by six Taiwan carriers during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday has been unveiled, with Guangzhou as the hottest service destination.

According to a landmark deal reached in Macau Saturday by negotiators from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, six carriers from each side will jointly operate 48 direct, non-stop charter flights during the period from January 29 and February 20 between Taipei/Kaohsiung in Taiwan and Shanghai/Beijing/Guangzhou in mainland China for the convenience of Taiwan businessmen operating on the mainland who wish to return for the Lunar New Year celebrations. The announcement was made Monday

The six Taiwan carriers have worked out their flight schedules in line with the Macau agreement.

China Airlines (CAL), Taiwan's largest carrier, will take the lead by arranging a flight from Taipei to Beijing at 4:05am Jan 29.

As Beijing has only a limited number of Taiwan businessmen, only CAL and EVA Airways will operate a total of four Taipei-Beijing-Taipei flights.

Guangzhou will be the hottest destination, with six local carriers jointly operating a total of 11 round-trip flights between Taipei/Kaohsiung and Guangzhou, which boasts the largest number of Taiwan businessmen among all mainland cities.

TransAsia Airways will only operate Taipei-Guangzhou flights, with round-trip flights February 4, February 6, February 14 and February 15.

UNI Airways will operate two Kaohsiung-Guangzhou-Kaohsiung flights February 6 and February 14, and two Kaohsiung-Shanghai-Kaohsiung flights February 7 and February 15.

CAL will use a 400-seater Boeing 747-400 to make its maiden Taipei-Beijing-Taipei flight January 29 and then offer another round-trip flight on the route February 14.

EVA will also fly a round-trip Taipei-Beijing flight January 29 and another February 15.

There will be seven round-trip Taipei-Shanghai flights during the period, with CAL flying February 5, both EVA and Far East Air Transport flying February 7, Mandarin Airlines flying February 11 and February. 12, Far East operating a second round-trip flight February 14 and EVA offering a flight February 15.

CAL and Far East will also operate one round-trip Taipei-Guangzhou flight each February 5, Mandarin will operate Taipei-Guangzhou flights February 12 and February 13 and Far East will operate a flight between the two cities February 14.

(Asia Pulse/CNA)

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