China Airlines in Taiwan adds flights amid travel surge  

Thursday, January 19, 2023

The China Airlines is raising its number of flights by 30% as international travel surges, reports said Friday (Jan. 19).

The country’s main gateway, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, reported long lines at security checks and passport controls for outbound passengers over the past week following the end of COVID-19 restrictions and ahead of the start of the January 20-29 Chinese Lunar New Year holidays.

Compared to the final quarter of 2022, CAL has increased its capacity by 30%, adding more flights to its three Chinese destinations, Shanghai Pudong, Beijing, and Xiamen, the Liberty Times reported. The frequency for flights to and from Los Angeles has been increased to one a day, while regional services have also expanded.

Because of the high number of Taiwanese business people expected to return to work in China after the holidays, CAL said it was upping the frequency of flights to Shanghai to two per day from Jan. 27 to Feb. 5. There would be two flights a week between Kaohsiung and Shanghai from Jan. 28, and six a week between Taipei Songshan Airport and Shanghai beginning in February.

Next month will also see two flights a week between Taoyuan and Beijing, CAL said. For Xiamen, the frequency had been raised to six a week and would change to one a day from March.

CAL flights to and from Hong Kong will increase to four a day from Feb. 6, and at least to five a day in March. Daily service between Kaohsiung and Hong Kong was scheduled to be restored in March.

CAL said it was also paying attention to the North American travel market. Flights leaving Taoyuan for Los Angeles in the afternoon would be scheduled four times a week, with a daily flight leaving each evening of the week from February. Added to the four flights a week and Ontario International Airport in San Bernardino County, CAL said it would operate a total of 15 flights a week between Taiwan and the Greater Los Angeles area.

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