Transportation in Taiwan Area
-
TAIWAN AREA, 2016/01/06
China said on Tuesday it would allow transit stops in Taiwan for its citizens traveling from three Chinese cities, allowing people from the mainland to travel on from the island for the initial time.
The change is an extra step toward normalizing travel arrangements between the two sides which have enjoyed increasingly close business ties over recent years, and follows the launch last week of their initial telephone hotline.
It comes days before Taiwan goes to the polls for elections likely to put into power a political party that Beijing distrusts.
-
TAIWAN AREA, 2014/02/11
Taipei became Emirates’ newest passenger destination at the same time as flight EK366 arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Monday inaugurating the airline's daily non-stop service from Dubai International Airport.
“Emirates and Taipei began their partnership in 2003 at the same time as Emirates Skycargo launched freighter services from Dubai. I am proud that we have been able to increase our commitment and begin daily, non-stop passengers services from today,” said His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group.
-
TAIWAN AREA, 2012/12/25
Far Eastern Air Transport Corp. (FAT) yesterday rebutted recent claims by a local magazine that FAT deliberately covered up midair engine flameout incidents and has demanded NT$500 million compensation in damages.
According to Grant Chang (張濟華), vice president of FAT's Fleet Department under the Flight Operations Division, the article by China Times Magazine (CTM) used the terms “engine shut-off” and “flameout” to mislead the reader. “The two terms have very different meaning,” he said, “Engine shut-off is an intentional operation performed by the aviator under safety procedures; a flameout is an incident when the engine suddenly stops functioning.”
