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ITs so cool to see Mainland Chinese carriers in Taiwan and Taiwan carriers in the Mainland.

Been there...Very customer friendly airport..Service was great too...

Nice shots. I'm going there at the end of this month and hope for a nice experience.:okay:

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I haven't realized that both China's share the same aircraft registration number: B-xxxx!
Great pictures!

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SEAir expands reach, plans flights to Taipei
20 February 2011
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAir) has sought government approval to mount flights to Taipei, Taiwan, as the company expands its route network in the Asia-Pacific region.

The leisure carrier earlier this month said it wanted to mount flights between its hub in Clark Freeport Pampanga and the Taiwan capital, documents from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) showed.

However, the company said it would start serving the route with chartered flights.

“SEAir has filed with the CAB an application for designation as an official Philippine carrier to Taipei and allocation for entitlements under charter operations on the routes Clark to Taipei and vice versa,” a CAB notice said.

SEAir is currently on an aggressive expansion program made possible by the support of regional airline giant Tiger Airways of Singapore.

Under the two airlines' partnership, SEAir would lease from the Singapore Airlines unit several jet aircraft capable of international flights. So far, the company has leased two 144-seater Airbus A-319 aircraft from its partner.

Using its new planes, SEAir started to fly to Singapore last year. Earlier this month, the company mounted flights from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark to the Chinese cities Hong Kong and Macau.

SEAir has said it also plans to add more flights from Clark to Vietnam, Korea and Thailand. SEAir flights can be booked through Tiger Airways' website, which gives the foreign carrier indirect access to its partner's domestic operations.

This arrangement with Tiger Airways has been hit by other local airlines, accusing SEAir of skirting a constitutional restriction against the participation of foreign entities in vital industries such as transportation.

Meanwhile, CAB said it had approved a hike in Philippine Airlines' (PAL) fuel surcharges for international flights last month amid rising fuel prices.

The highest increase in surcharge was for flights from Manila to Xiamen City, China, at $45 per ticket from the previous $24, or an increase of 87.5 percent.

The next highest increase in surcharge was for flights to Taiwan and Macau from Manila. The surcharge was raised to $35 from $19, or an increase of 84 percent. Surcharges are charged by airlines on top of ticket prices to cover the cost of fuel.

The lowest increase in surcharge was for flights between Manila and Australia, or about 19 percent, to $130 from $109. PAL flies to the major cities of Melbourne and Sydney.

Data from the International Air Transport Association showed the price of jet fuel at $117 per barrel, or 42.8 percent higher than last year.

Over the weekend, PAL reported a “modest” net income of $15.1 million for the third quarter of its fiscal year—a turnaround from the $22.9-million comprehensive net loss during the same period in 2009.

But the company warned that the rising cost of jet fuel, which continued to be its single-biggest expense item, continued to loom as a threat to its sustained profitability.

MOTC censured by Control Yuan over air safety lapses
Staff Writer, with CNA
19 February 2011
Taipei Times

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) was censured yesterday over the high number of air safety lapses in Taiwan last year.

According to the Control Yuan, the Civil Aeronautics Administration registered 14 air traffic violations from January last year until Nov. 20, most of which involved human error.

These include a runway incursion that occurred on July 2 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport where a Russian cargo plane intruded onto a runway from which a Singapore Airlines flight was taking off.

This blunder was later determined to be the result of a communications breakdown between the pilot of the Russian aircraft and air traffic controllers.

In a similar case on Nov. 4 at the same airport, an EVA Airways aircraft wandered onto a runway from which a China Airlines plane was preparing to take off. The incident was traced to a verbal mistake by air traffic controllers.

An investigation by the Control Yuan showed that there were 92 cases of go-around at the airport.

Although most of these were initiated for safety reasons, some were caused by human factors.

In addition, the Control Yuan discovered that since 2005, 97 air traffic controllers have either quit or retired, resulting in a lack of experienced staff.

Fatigue among air traffic controllers is another issue of concern, the Control Yuan said, pointing out that controllers in Taiwan work 11-hour day shifts and 13-hour night shifts, which are excessively long when measured against standard international practice.

Airport radiation checks discover no health risks
Staff Writer, with CNA
18 March 2011
Taipei Times


Military personnel were stationed at Taiwans airports yesterday to help check for radiation contamination on incoming passengers.

A total of 42 chemical hazard specialists from the military joined Atomic Energy Council personnel, who have been deployed at airports in Taipei, Taoyuan County and Greater Kaohsiung since Tuesday checking for the presence of particles of radiation on incoming travelers, Army Command Headquarters said.

Meanwhile, at a military school in Taoyuan, soldiers conducted a drill removing radioactive particles from peoples bodies, clothes and vehicles.

On Tuesday evening, authorities set up scanning equipment at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei International (Songshan) Airport and Kaohsiung International Airport, and as of yesterday afternoon, more than 4,400 people arriving from Japan had been tested, 26 detected with mild radiation contamination that posed no health risk, the council said.

Most of the radioactive particles were discovered on their shoes or clothes, an official said.

All were allowed to leave after they had changed their shoes or clothes, or had the affected items washed, he said.

Atomic Energy Council Deputy Minister Shieh Der-jhy said that all detected particles so far were within safe levels and could be washed away by passengers.

He told reporters at the legislature that his agency might impose compulsory radiation detection at airports if the situation worsens.

However, Shieh assured the media that we have not reached that stage yet.

Officials have also begun screening food imported from Japan for radioactivity, even though officials have said they believe Japanese food products being imported were produced before the earthquake struck.

In related news, Taiyen Biotech Co, the former state-owned salt company, announced yesterday that it was suspending iodized salt exports in light of a potential radiation release from the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

The salt producer has ramped up production of iodized salt, while suspending exports and forbidding hoarding by distributors and retailers, Taiyen chairman Hung Hsi-yao said at a press conference in a bid to ease fears about a potential shortage of domestic salt supplies.

The number of foreign buyers interested in Taiyens iodized salt has increased dramatically in the past two days, mostly in China, Huang said.

Taiyen had intended to offer iodized salt to Japan, but since Japan has its own salt factories, the company has decided to focus chiefly on domestic supply.

Additional reporting by AFP

Thai AirAsia giving up on Taipei flights
Published: 21/03/2011 at 12:00 AM
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Heavy fare discounts by at least two international full-service airlines and soaring fuel prices have prompted Thai AirAsia (TAA) to discontinue its service between Bangkok and Taipei later this month.

It is one of the few routes the budget carrier has decided to abandon in recent years as it is unable to match the "almost give-away" fares offered by KLM and EVA Air that simply want to fill empty seats on intercontinental flights from Taipei that stop over in Bangkok.

With jet fuel prices surging to around US$130 a barrel and the relatively long flight time of three hours and 40 minutes, it became difficult for TAA to profit even if it raised fares, said chief executive Tassapon Bijleveld.

Competing full-service carriers charge as little as 6,000 to 7,000 baht for round-trip Bangkok-Taipei flights, according to airline sources.

TAA recorded a relatively good load factor, most recently 75-78% on the route. TAA inaugurated the service in September 2009 and operates four flights a week using a 180-seat Airbus A320. The last flight is scheduled for March 25.

Mr Tassapon said TAA was better off shifting the capacity to the Bangkok-Singapore route, a shorter trip with strong demand. It will introduce a fourth daily Bangkok-Singapore flight on April 1.

With fuel prices high, he said, TAA would have to be more cautious about introducing new routes where traffic demand has yet to be proven.

It has therefore suspended its plan to launch regular flights from Bangkok to Hangzhou, China, initially scheduled at three a week. It takes about four hours to fly to Hangzhou, and the fuel cost is the primary concern.

TAA would rather focus on the new market it entered last December: daily flights from Bangkok to Kolkata and Delhi, which are producing high load factors.

The airline is looking to serve more Indian cities, such as Bangalore and Chennai, in the future.

With the termination of Taipei service, TAA serves 13 international destinations and 10 domestic.

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Songshan's second terminal opened for domestic flights
30 March 2011
Taipei Times

Domestic flight passengers at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) must now board from its second terminal, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday.

The second terminal was closed in October for renovation, with international and domestic passengers sharing the first terminal.

According to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), the second terminal will serve only domestic flights. It is now equipped with two new jet bridges, two baggage carousels and departure lounges. Three airlines offering domestic flights Uni Air, TransAsia Airways and Mandarin Airlines have check-in counters inside the terminal.

Nationwide chains Mr Brown Coffee and Family Mart have also opened stores at the renovated terminal.

The first terminal will serve passengers taking international flights, including cross-strait flights, the CAA said.

Premier Wu Den-yih said at the inauguration ceremony that the reconstruction work at the airport had been especially challenging because it was undertaken while the airport remained operational. He described the situation as being tantamount to someone needing to wear a suit, but have it mended at the same time.

The mended suit turned out to fit perfectly, Wu said, adding that the improved facilities and services now offered at the airport could help expand the tourism market as well as passenger flights.

Two-thirds of the reconstruction work at the airport has been completed, MOTC Minister Mao Chi-kuo said.

According to Mao, direct flights between Tokyo Haneda Airport and Songshan airport account for 45 percent of Hanedas total flights to Taiwan. The flights between Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Songshan airport also account for 35 percent of Hongqiaos total flights to Taiwan, he said.

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Far Eastern Air Transport can fly again, CAA says
14 April 2011
Taipei Times

Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT, ) can resume flights and ticket sales after it received regulatory approval for flights between Taipei and Kinmen, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said yesterday.

FAT applied to resume service last week and it secured regulatory approval and an operational license on Tuesday.

We have examined the airlines operations and decided to approve its applications, said Chu Kuan-wen, director of CAAs air transport division.

As the airline is still restructuring, the CAA will continue to monitor it and could conduct further inspections if necessary, Chu said.

The CAA suspended FATs operations in 2008 because of financial problems, and the airlines management has changed several times since then.

The airline filed a financial restructuring plan with the Taipei District Court, which approved the plan in 2009.

The airline said in the plan it would allow people who had unused tickets bought before the company suspended its flights to use those tickets.

Company data shows that there are about 10,000 unused tickets in circulation that were sold before suspension.

FAT is planning to provide two Taipei-Kinmen flights a day initially, with one-way tickets priced at NT$2,050.

Before the suspension, a similar one-way ticket on FAT cost NT$1,800.

Under the outlines of the airlines restructuring plan, travelers can purchase four new tickets and then have NT$1,800 deducted from the cost.

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Government plans airport expansion
Taipei Times
Wed, Apr 20, 2011

The government is planning to invest approximately NT$300 billion (US$10.3 billion) for the construction of a third terminal and other infrastructure at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said yesterday.

The plan marks the nation’s largest investment in air transportation service in the past decade.

The CAA-drafted Guidelines Governing the Development at the Airport Park (機場園區發展綱要計畫) was approved by the Executive Yuan last week. CAA Deputy -Director-General Chen Tien-tsyh (陳天賜) said the government aims to turn the nation’s largest international airport into one of the most important hubs in northeast Asia.

According to Chen, both the CAA and the Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIA) will jointly execute the guidelines. The CAA will be responsible for acquiring land needed for the Airport Park, while the TIA will be in charge of designing and constructing Terminal 3 and the airport’s third runway, he said.

Aside from building a new terminal and runway, Chen said the NT$300 billion budget would also pay for the costs of expropriating private properties in the area and building other transportation infrastructure.

Based on the guidelines, annual passenger traffic at the Taoyuan airport is expected to reach 58.9 million per year by 2030 and cargo handling is expected to top 4.48 million tonnes.

The number of aircraft arriving at and departing from the airport is also expected to reach 467,000 per year within 20 years.

Chen said the entire Airport Park area is 1,249 hectares. He said the airport would need an additional 745 hectares to accommodate all the facilities specified in the guidelines, adding that the estimated costs of acquiring the lands could potentially top NT$59.5 billion.

The newly acquired land would be used to build the third runway, depots and tarmacs for both passenger and cargo jets, aircraft maintenance zones and the airport free-trade zone, he said.

According to the CAA’s preliminary design, the third runway will be located at the northern part of Airport Park, which will be 1,200m in distance and accommodate large aircraft, such as the Airbus 380.

Terminal 3, along with the satellite boarding areas, will be able to accommodate 43 million passengers per year. Fan Hsiao-lun (范孝倫), director of CAA’s aerodrome engineering division, said Terminal 1 can accommodate 15 million passengers per year after renovations are completed this year.

Terminal 2, meanwhile, has a capacity to handle 17 million passengers per year, Fan said.

Fan added it would take the CAA at least one or two years before it can actually start expropriating the land, adding the government’s development project would all have to be reviewed by the Environmental Impact Assessment Committee.

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I want picture from the terminals!!

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Taoyuan International Airport rated 16th among airports worldwide
27 April 2011
The China Post

Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan's main international gateway, was rated the world's 16th in terms of overall performance in the first quarter of 2011, according to airport authorities Monday.

The airport attracted widespread criticism from the public for its services and facilities. According to the airport, it has made significant improvement in its services, including unreasonable food prices and malfunctioning luggage conveyors. A new food court will open in early August, the airport said.

Taoyuan International Airport has advanced eight notches in the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) world rankings for the January-March period, according to the Taoyuan Airport. ASQ is a comprehensive ACI initiative to help airports in their continuing efforts to improve the quality of service experienced by passengers.

It is the first time for the airport to make it to the top ten in terms of terminal cleanliness. The airport also finished in the world's top three in seven categories, including travel document inspection, comfort of boarding gate area and shopping facility, according to the latest ACI-ASQ survey.

　 “National Immigration Agency's (NIA) efforts to fast-track travel document inspection and give priority to the elderly and families with infants have also received widespread recognition from passengers,” said Vivian Liu, deputy manager of media relations at Taoyuan International Airport Corp. Ltd., yesterday.

However, the aforementioned quarterly information was not found on ACI official website by China Post reporters yesterday.

The validity of these ratings was questioned by Li Ker-Tsung (李克聰), associate professor of Department of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Management, Feng Chia University. “The ACI ratings are only for reference. The airport is undergoing renovation, which inevitably causes inconveniences to passengers,” said Li.

The airport ranked 10th in 2008, the first time it participated in the ASQ program but fell to 27th in 2009 and 24th in the last quarter of 2010

Taiwan's airport showcases local innovative products
21 May 2011
Central News Agency English News

Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Passengers departing Taiwan's international airport from Saturday will be able to spot an array of famous "Made-in-Taiwan" products on display at the country's gateway.

The exhibition, which will last until Aug. 31, will showcase Taiwan's innovative technology, computer, cultural and creative products.

The aim is to promote and market not only Taiwan's products but also its culture, according to the exhibition's organizer Ever Rich Foundation.

The foundation that promotes international tourism and community charity has joined hands with the Ministry of Economic Affairs to set up the exhibition at the boarding corridor at Terminal 2 of the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

Wu Hsi-hsien, general manager of Ever Rich Duty Free Shop, which is affiliated with the foundation, said that the purpose of the exhibition is to present the soft power of Taiwan to both foreign and domestic visitors, and to convey the message that Taiwanese brands are innovative, reliable and of good quality.

High tech products from companies such as Asustek Computer Inc., D-Link Corp., Micro-Star International Co., and HannStar Display Corp., will be on display at the exhibition.

Also on display are products that have won a gold or silver medal at the Taiwan Excellence Award, which is given by Taiwan's government to encourage local companies to upgrade and innovate new products.

Hopefully Terminal 1 will be finished by the end of September in time for 10/10/2011

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CAL cabin crew find unauthorized passenger on plane
Taipei Times
Fri, Jul 08, 2011 - Page 1

Crew members of a China Airlines (CAL, 中華航空) flight found an unauthorized passenger sleeping in the cabin crew lounge on board an aircraft while conducting a routine inspection before takeoff yesterday morning.

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said Flight CI-020 was scheduled to depart from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport bound for New York via Osaka, Japan, at 8am.

Crewmembers found the woman in the cabin crew lounge at about 7am.

A preliminary investigation by the Aviation Police Office said that the woman, surnamed Lee (李), 48, took a cab and got off at the Chung Cheng Aviation Museum near the airport terminal in Taoyuan County at about midnight.

Lee walked to the airport terminal and entered the restricted zone through a 20cm to 30cm opening between the airport’s cement wall and barbed wire. She came across a motorized vehicle used by airport ground crew with the key in the ignition and drove it on a 1.8km taxiway to the D5 apron. She parked the vehicle and boarded the aircraft using the ladder on the jet bridge.

Police said Lee carried neither a passport nor a boarding pass.

She was sent to the Taoyuan Mental Hospital after a preliminary diagnosis by a doctor at the airport.

The CAA said aviation police were in the process of piecing the matter together.

A similar incident occurred in 2005, when a 24-year-old man was able to board an aircraft bound for Vietnam through the terminal without a passport or a boarding pass. He was not found until another passenger reported the seat appeared to have been double booked.

Article 7 of the Regulations on Safeguarding Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference (民用航空保安管理辦法) states that the owner or operator of an aircraft must close the cabin door or passenger boarding bridge when the aircraft is not on flight duty and no person is working inside the aircraft. It must also remove the mobile staircases and service ladders.

Violators can be fined between NT$30,000 and NT$150,000.

Lee also violated the same act for failing to apply with aviation police before entering the airport’s restricted areas, the Aviation Police Office said.

She could be fined between NT$5,000 and NT$25,000, the CAA said.

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Mon, Jul 18, 2011
Taipei Times
Aviation police find the owner of lost US$10,000 in cash
Staff Writer, with CNA

A bundle of greenbacks worth US$10,000 discovered by cleaning staff at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport earlier this year has been returned to its owner after a four-month investigation, aviation police sources said on Saturday.

The search for the money’s owner began when an airport cleaner found the cash inside the pocket of a blue coat left at a passenger lounge and handed it to the Aviation Police Office on March 1, the sources said.

A document written in Vietnamese found in the same pocket provided the initial clue. With the help of a Vietnamese staff member at the airport, aviation police discovered that the document was a type of Vietnamese household registration certificate.

After careful screening of surveillance camera footage, the police tentatively concluded that the coat was inadvertently left behind by a Vietnamese-American man who boarded a US-bound China Airlines flight.

The man, who had a US passport, boarded the plane after a transit stop at Taoyuan airport on the day the coat was discovered.

“The man looked frustrated and reluctantly boarded the plane after talking with ground crew members in an agitated manner,” an aviation police officer said.

The police then contacted the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), asking it to help locate a man named “Le Hill Tan,” the English name shown on the Vietnamese document.

The AIT told airport police two months later that it could not find any information about the man in question.

However, aviation police were undaunted by the setback. They decided to check the name on the man’s passport to see if it might be different than the one used on the document in the man’s coat pocket.

“We spotted the name ‘Le Tan Huu’ after scrutinizing name lists of all transit passengers and asked the AIT again to help search for the man,” the officer said.

Late last month, the airport police were finally told by the AIT that the man had been located.

Sun, Jul 31, 2011
Taoyuan airport runway set to be closed for repairs
Taipei Times Staff Writer, with CNA

One of the two runways at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is scheduled to be closed from Sept. 8 to Dec. 6 for repairs, which could lead to a disruption of flight departure and arrival times, airport officials said yesterday.

The officials said they planned to close both runways, one at a time, for a complete overhaul next year and in 2013, but would begin by reinforcing one this year to ensure it can handle the traffic of two runways once the major renovation work begins on the other.

The renovations are expected to take up to six months per runway.

Peak-hour arrivals and departures could be affected. Each runway can facilitate 30 takeoffs and landings per hour, but the number of flights departing from or arriving at the airport during peak periods surpasses that number, civil aviation officials said.

However, the officials said that if takeoffs and landings were properly handled, the delays would not be long.

Airport officials also said the impact on flight times would be limited because most new flights have been scheduled to land and take off during off-peak hours.

The runway that will be repaired this year has already been in use for 32 years, overextending its maximum term of use by more than 10 years, the officials said.

A renovation plan was proposed a decade ago, but was shelved because of disagreements among experts over what materials should be used to construct the new runways, they added.

The other runway has been in use for 28 years.

Aviation officials described the runways as “clothes with many patches” and said that maintenance staff have to mend holes in the runways almost every day. Several pilots have also complained that the runway’s uneven surfaces often damage aircraft tires.

If Terminal 3 of Taoyuan Airport, to be built just southwest of Terminal 2, is built, then will this mean the airport will be at full buildout or should there be more expansion?

MRT Airport Line flies high in Hsinchu County
Taipei Times Staff Writer, with CNA
Sat, Aug 06, 2011

Amid high winds and occasional rain caused by Typhoon Muifa passing to the east of Taiwan, the Bureau of High Speed Rail (BHSR) held a ceremony yesterday to celebrate the completion of the elevated section of a new metro line that will connect Taipei with Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

Construction of the 51km-long MRT Airport Line’s main structure has been finished, BHSR officials announced. Now the project enters a new stage in which the installation of electronic systems will take place.

Barring any glitches, the long-anticipated metro system will be able to start commercial services by June 2013.

The MRT Airport Line, one of the government’s 10 Major National Construction Projects, starts from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 2, extends eastward to Terminal 1, and passes through townships in Taoyuan County and districts of New Taipei City (新北市), including Linkou (林口), Gueishan (龜山), Sinjhuang (新莊), Taishan (泰山) and Sanchong (三重), before entering Taipei City.

The line also reaches southward through Taoyuan’s high-speed rail station to Jhongli City (中壢).

It consists of 22 stations, of which 15 are elevated and seven are underground, with two maintenance depots. The elevated section stretches for 40km.

The Airport Line connects key transport hubs in northern Taiwan, including the Taipei Main Station, Taoyuan High-Speed Railway Station and the airport, as well as Taipei City’s metro network.

The NT$113.85 billion (US$3.9 billion) project brings together international air and domestic traffic services, BHSR said.

BHSR officials added that one of the project’s unique features is the elevated section crossing National Highway No. 1, which sports v-shaped bridge piers. The bridge, spanning 279m, enables a broad visual field for drivers on the highway, officials said, calling the flyover a landmark structure.

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If Terminal 3 of Taoyuan Airport, to be built just southwest of Terminal 2, is built, then will this mean the airport will be at full buildout or should there be more expansion?

Yes, Terminal 3 is the last planned terminal for the airport. It's supposed to have a capacity 43 million passengers/year, which is more than the other two currently combined.

Wed, Aug 17, 2011
Taoyuan airport readies service for business travelers
Taipei Times

The nation’s entrepreneurs are being invited to sample the services on offer at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport’s business traveler center, which is scheduled to begin trial operations next month.

State-run Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) said yesterday that many airports throughout Asia, including those in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and Thailand, offer a paid service designed specifically for business travelers.

Based on this business model, TIAC said the soon-to-be-launched business travel center would be located between the airport’s first and second terminals, and the three-story facility would be equipped with its own passages to the terminals.

While regular international flight passengers are told to arrive at the airport two hours before boarding to allow time to check in their luggage and go through security screening, TIAC said travelers paying to use the business travel center only need to be at the airport about 40 minutes before boarding.

They can drive directly into the airport’s restricted zone and park their vehicles right in front of the center.

A separate group of customs, inspection and quarantine officials will be stationed on the ground floor of the center to expedite the inspection process and customers will be assisted by a personal secretary, who will accompany them to the boarding gate.

The center has a multimedia conference room, as well as 16 segregated areas allowing business travelers to enjoy their meals without any disruption. It is also equipped with a spa, sauna and gymnasium. Those requesting massages or hair cuts and styling will have to pay an additional fee and make an appointment in advance.

TIAC said the one-time service charge is NT$8,000 once the center officially opens in October. Those wishing to use the services at the business travel center need to make appointments three days before departure.

Meanwhile, Taipei International Airport (Songshan) might finish construction of an independent terminal to service users of private jet services after the Lunar New Year holidays next year.

The airport said that entrepreneurs and businesspeople prefer to fly in private jets to Songshan because of its location in Taipei and its close proximity to Neihu Technology Park, therefore saving a lot of time for business travelers.

Statistics from the Taipei Aviation Office showed a total of 376 private jets landed and departed from the airport between January and last month, up 100 percent from the same time last year.

In addition to an independent customs facility and a multimedia conference room, the airport said the terminal would have its own airport ramp and aircraft depot.

In related news, construction of the Operations Control Center for the Airport Rail will soon begin after the equipment begins arriving in October, the Bureau of High Speed Rail said yesterday.

The bureau said the control center would be equipped with a supervisory control and data acquisition system, which help detects earthquakes and other forms of natural disasters.

Sun, Aug 21, 2011
Taipei airport woos jet-setters with fancy services
Taipei Times Staff Writer, with CNA

Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) will soon offer a number of services for wealthy business travelers.

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said there were plans to build an aircraft depot and passages to terminals for private jets.

Because of the airport’s proximity to downtown Taipei, it has become a destination for private jets. According to CAA statistics, a total of 367 private jets landed and departed from the airport during the past seven months.

“Businesspeople traveling frequently between Taipei, Tokyo and Shanghai are our target clients,” Civil Aeronautics Administration Deputy Director-General Chen Tien-tsyh (陳天賜) said.

Songshan airport’s plan to upgrade facilities for private jets came after a recent announcement by Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport that it would also start the trial operation of a private jet center next month, adding that the deluxe service would reduce the time for boarding procedures for international passengers from two hours to 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, Chuang I-chin, Taipei Songshan Airport Intelligent Library director, yesterday said that the library had attracted more than 20,000 readers since it opened in June.

Songshan airport opened the nation’s first airport library in an effort to diversify services for travelers.

The library, which is not staffed, is equipped with an automatic checkout system so travelers can serve themselves.

Locals and foreigners can borrow books using an EasyCard, the electronic card widely used in -Taipei to pay for public transport or buy products.

With publications ranging from travel and language to popular culture, Chaung said many use the library before boarding to find an ideal travel companion.

As almost all the library’s 10,000 books are in Chinese, she said, her priority is to build up a collection in foreign languages.

Citing the example of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, which established the world’s first airport library last year, CAA officials said it was a smart way to showcase the country.

Sun, Aug 21, 2011
Taoyuan airport in the doldrums
FEWER TRANSITS:Officials said it was unlikely border control policy would soon be relaxed in order to attract transit passengers wishing to avoid Beijing and Shanghai
Taipei Times Staff Writer, with CNA

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the nation’s largest and busiest airport, recorded major declines in both its volume of passengers and cargo transfers in the first half of the year, a worrying sign for the airport’s new operator, Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC).

TIAC, a state-run company, was established with funding from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) on Nov. 1 last year to manage the airport. One of its major stated goals is to develop the airport into a regional air transportation center.

According to TIAC statistics released on Friday, the airport’s passenger traffic volume fell to 11.94 million arrivals in the first six months of the year, a decline of 4.1 percent from the same period last year.

Among the arrivals, 892,600 passengers made transit stops in Taiwan, a 14.9 percent decline from 1.05 million people last year, the statistics showed.

In terms of cargo shipments, transportation volume stood at 817,433 tonnes in the first half of the year, a year-on-year decline of 6.7 percent. Among the cargo shipments, 284,681 tonnes were transshipped cargo, falling by 14.03 percent from 331,127 tonnes in the same period last year.

“The figures are a warning sign,” said TIAC chairman Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時), who doubles as deputy minister of transportation and communications.

If the airport wants to become an East Asia transportation hub, it must be able to attract transit passengers from China, Yeh said.

According to a TIAC analysis, many inland Chinese airports only provide limited international air services. Therefore, passengers in inland cities who want to travel to other countries must first fly to Beijing and Shanghai to transit.

Because the Beijing and Shanghai airports are often overloaded, Taiwan could be a good option for Chinese passengers transiting overseas, TIAC researchers said.

However, to attract Chinese transit passengers, Taiwan must lift restrictions on their entry to Taiwan. Such a measure can’t be adopted, however, without relaxing the country’s border control policy, officials at the Civil Aeronautics Administration said, adding that the issue would be difficult to resolve in the short term.

Mon, Aug 29, 2011
Airport body doesn’t like ‘unesthetic’ animal figures
Taipei Times Staff Writer, with CNA (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/08/29/2003511952)

Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) has urged the nation’s aviation regulator to help it move colorful public art installations from the arrival lobby of one of the airport’s terminals because their esthetics do not fit in.

TIAC chairman Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) said on Saturday that the colorful animal figures in the arrival lobby of Terminal 2 did not match the overall esthetics and feeling of the facility and he felt they should be moved.

He added that passenger convenience was the airport’s top priority and contended that the figures were blocking the movement of people using the arrival hall.

Yeh’s biggest complaint, however, seemed to be that his company, which is responsible for managing Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, had no control over the positioning or design of the artworks because of legal restrictions.

Based on the Public Art Establishment Measures (公共藝術設置辦法) implemented in 1998, 1 percent of the construction costs of all public facilities must be allocated to public art to create more esthetically pleasing venues.

Following 10 years of deliberation after the completion of Terminal 2 in 2000, the animal figures began to be moved into Terminal 2 last year to meet the public art requirement, and the colorful statues can now be found at eight locations around the facility.

However, according to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), the regulation also stipulates that the public artworks must be kept in place for at least five years after they were installed.

The CAA said that if the airport wanted to move the artworks, it could not directly intervene but could only convene a panel of experts to determine if the request was valid.

The regulatory body, which said it had not received any complaints about the look of the figures, expected such a procedure to be cumbersome and time-consuming and might not achieve the result Yeh desires.

However, the TIAC executive was still determined to change the look of Terminal 2.

“TIAC is responsible for the success or failure of the airport’s operations and should have the authority to position the public artworks rather than have the decision made by a group that has nothing to do with the airport’s operations,” Yeh said.

Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Taipei Times (http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/09/12/2003513096)
Pigeons pose serious aviation risk

Flight safety at Taipei International Airport (Songshan) is under scrutiny following the release of a survey that showed that 10 locations near the airport were frequented by wild pigeons, increasing the chances of birds striking planes and causing accidents.

The survey, conducted by the Flight Safety Foundation-Taiwan, tracked the movement of the pigeons using radio waves from January until the middle of May. It identified 10 locations in which flocks of wild pigeons are constantly observed.

The foundation said most of those locations were less than 1km from the airport’s runways.

The closest was at Chengmei Riverside Park (成美河濱公園), which is only 300m away from the runways, followed by Yingfeng Riverside Park (迎風河濱公園), which is 390m from the runways. The former averaged 149 birds, while the latter attracted an average of 98 birds.

The farthest location was Minsheng Park (民生公園), about 1.27km from the runways, the report showed.

The foundation said pigeons gathering at Chengmei Riverside Park and Xinsheng Park (新生公園) were potential threats to landing aircraft because they were close to the end of the runway.

Pigeons at the Yingfeng Riverside Park could affect aircraft during takeoff, the foundation said.

The foundation established that the pigeons were gathering at those locations because people were feeding them.

The report said the pigeons would congregate in flocks around certain feeders at certain hours, adding that the flocks were bigger when there are more feeders around.

The foundation said most people did not associate feeding pigeons with flight safety.

While there are signs in the park banning pigeon feeding, the foundation said that they did little to help control the number of wild pigeons because they did not explain to the public why such behavior was prohibited.

The government cannot fine pigeon feeders because there is no penalty for the behavior.

The foundation said the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) should amend the Civil Aviation Act (民用航空法) by stipulating fines for pigeon feeders.

Currently, the CAA has banned those living within 5km of the runway from raising pigeons. Those raising pigeons in the restricted area could be fined between NT$300,000 (US$10,332) and NT$1.5 million and pigeon lofts would be torn down.

First Asian hornet stinging reported at Taoyuan airport
Staff Writer, with CNA (http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/09/09/2003512844)
Fri, Sep 09, 2011

A female passenger at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, was stung late last month by an Asian hornet, or a “tiger head bee,” in what was reported to be the first such incident at the country’s main airport.

The hornet injects a potent venom that can damage tissue and even be lethal in some cases.

The woman said she was standing at an airline counter in Terminal 2 on Aug. 30 when she felt an insect flying near her head, local media reported.

She tried to swat it, but then felt an acute pain on her inner wrist, she said.

A wasp, nearly 5cm long fell to the ground and she immediately stamped on it, the woman said.

“The pain was unbearable even after emergency treatment at the medical center and taking medicine,” said the woman surnamed Lee (李), who was leading a tour group to Thailand.

Lee said she could not abandon her group, so she boarded the plane for Thailand as scheduled.

By the time she returned to Taiwan on Sunday, the sting had festered and she later developed cellulitis, a skin infection characterized by swelling, warmth, redness and pain.

This is the first reported case of a passenger being stung by a hornet at the airport since it opened in 1979.

The airport agreed to pay Lee’s medical bills and presented her with a gift.

Management also mobilized more than 30 people at the airport to search for hornet’s nests and other pests, but nothing was found.

An official said that although it was probably an isolated incident, the airport would step up pest control efforts.

Sung I-hsin (宋一鑫), an entomologist with the Council of Agriculture, said that tiger head bees usually build their nests in earth mounds, but can fly more than 10km.

Most likely, the bee that stung Lee inadvertently flew into the airport terminal, he said.

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FEATURE: Air traffic controllers tell of stress and joy
IN THE KNOW: While the job of an air traffic controller is very stressful, it is also rewarding and comes with some perks, such as knowing what flights celebrities are on
By Shelley Shan / Staff Reporter
Tue, Oct 11, 2011
Taipei Times

Many people who watched the US movie Pushing Tin walked away with a new-found respect for the work that air traffic controllers do on a daily basis, particularly how they manage to route planes and prevent traffic jams or worse.

However, to actual controllers who work at the North Air Traffic Service Park, the movie only partially portrayed what they deal with on a daily basis.

The North and South Air Traffic Service Parks, run by the Air Navigation and Weather Services, are in charge of regulating air traffic in the Taipei Flight Information Region (FIR), which is bordered by Fukuoka FIR in Japan, Manila FIR in the Philippines, Hong Kong FIR and Shanghai FIR in China.

The Taipei FIR sees 1.2 million aircraft pass through its jurisdiction a year.

“The job of an air traffic controller is to accurately guide aircraft and to make sure they are safely spaced apart in terms of distance and altitude,” senior air traffic controller Genny Teng (鄧惠娟) said. “We have to make sure aircraft that have already taken off can smoothly enter the airspace and that those arriving at an airport can safely land on the runways.”

Aside from handling the pressure of routine work, Teng said air traffic controllers also need to react quickly in emergency situations.

“When Japan was struck by a powerful earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March, we had to keep flights to Japan from taking off from Taiwan and tried to inform those that were already in the air to stop heading there,” Teng said.

Forty-year-old Mao Hsiu-ju (毛修如) decided to become an air traffic controller because she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her father, who was an flight controller for the air force.

The crash of a TransAsia Airways aircraft in 1995 was the worst experience in her career.

“I was 22. The crash happened only a year after I got my license as an air traffic controller,” Mao said. “I was working at the control tower at [Taipei’s] Songshan Airport [now Taipei International Airport] and the plane was returning from -Penghu to Taipei on Lunar Year’s Eve. I remember communicating with the pilot before the accident and I even told him they were clear for landing, but there was bad weather and I eventually lost contact with him.”

Mao said she had a feeling that something bad must have happened because the communication never resumed.

The plane was found the next day near Yingge (鶯歌) in then--Taipei County.

“It was so sad that I really don’t want to remember any of it,” she said.

Mao said Pushing Tin might have exaggerated the life of an air traffic controller a little, but she added that they are indeed under tremendous pressure whenever there is heavy air traffic.

She said they generally allow seven or eight aircraft to be in the same zone at a time.

When on duty, each controller must sit at a control seat for an hour and take a 30-minute break before resuming work. They must also take turns working the day shift and the night shift.

Prior to working in their new, spacious and well-lit office in Taoyuan, both Teng and Mao had to work in a dark air traffic control room because they had to be able to see the aircraft on the radar screen.

Jean Shen (沈啟), director of the Air Navigation and Weather Services, said she was a controller when the US was still engaged in the war in Vietnam. She said they had to work with people from the US Air Force to regulate flights from Vietnam.

“Back then, they were using still high-frequency radio to communicate with the pilots,” she said. “The reception was not good and you could hear the loud noises made by the aircraft.”

Despite the long hours and the stress, Teng and Mao say the life of an air traffic controller is not all work and no play.

“We are the first people to know exactly when and on which flights any celebrities are,” Teng said, adding that she had guided planes that had former NBA star Michael Jordan as well as “the King of Pop” Michael Jackson on board.

“We called Jordan’s plane ‘Nike One,’” she said.

Mao said her sister was also drawn to the work as an air traffic controller and eventually became one.

One of their colleagues has four siblings and all of them are air traffic controllers, she said.

“The work is stressful, no doubt, but you gain the sense of achievement after you safely guide the planes to land or to pass over Taiwan,” Mao said.

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Hello Kitty?? seriously? LOL!

Hello Kitty is like only the most famous livery in Taiwan! And in Japan they have Pokemon. Remember him? The yellow creature, Spongebob's ancestor.

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Terminal 1 of Taipei Taoyuan Airport is currently undergoing a US$57,400,000 renovation project. It includes a new facelift (designed by Norihiko Dan) and a new modern and stylish interior. It also includes construction of dividing walls on the east and west sides of the terminal, renovation of the arrival and departure halls, and construction of new parking garages. It will double its floor area, expand the number of check-in counters, and have enlarged shopping areas. It is expected to increase Terminal 1's capacity from 12 million to 15 million passengers per year when completed. The renovation will take place during late hours to avoid congestion during peak hours.

There is also a suggestion that a third runway be built for the airport, though building a new runway would be very expensive as it would involve a huge compensation for acquiring land. Will the airport be fine with two runways indefinitely or should there be two more runways?

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Wed, Nov 09, 2011
Taipei airport’s new observation deck opens
Taipei Times

Those interested in watching aircraft take off can now do so free of charge from the observation deck at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport), which will be opened to the public today.

The observation deck was part of the Civil Aeronautics Administration’s plan to renovate the airport after international flights resumed at the facility three years ago.

According to the administration, the observation deck has an area of about 1,801m2. It is about 100m away from the runway and can accommodate 500 to 600 people at a time.

The administration said visitors could sit on chairs designed by -Brisbane-based Alexander Lotersztain and drink coffee while watching the aircraft arrive and depart, adding that they could see the Grand Hotel, Miramar Entertainment Park and Taipei 101 from the observation deck as well.

Previously, aviation enthusiasts would view aircraft from Alley 180 on Binjiang Street in Taipei, which is near the end of the airport’s runway.

Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo (毛治國) said at the inauguration ceremony yesterday that he hoped the observation deck would become a new meeting place in Taipei.

Mao said the deck was a perfect place for couples to spend a romantic evening together and the Taipei Aviation Office might open a forum on its Web site allowing couples to post their love stories.

Mao said the completion of the observation only put a “comma” on the airport’s renovation, which is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.

“[Former Taipei EasyCard Corp chairman] Sean Lin (連勝文) said Songshan airport was inferior to Pyongyang airport,” he said. “I’ve never been to North Korea, but I knew it was not a nice comment. I could only accept it at that time and tried to address it quickly.”

That said, Mao added that Taipei airport now has the potential to be one of the world’s best airports.

The observation deck was scheduled to open in July, but the administration postponed the opening until this month because it was waiting for specially designed chairs to arrive from Spain.

Starting today, the deck will be open to the public daily from 9am to 9pm.

Visitors can enter the observation deck through Terminal 2.

Visitors may not fly kites, operate remote-controlled planes or engage in any activity that might compromise aviation safety. Violators could be fined between NT$30,000 and NT$1.5 million (US$997 and US$49,841), the administration said.

Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Taipei Times (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/11/22/2003518930)
Runway work to be completed by Jan. 8, TAIC says

Officials at Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) said yesterday that preparatory work on the 05/23 runway renovation project should be completed by Jan. 8.

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport has two runways — 05/23 and 06/24.

The company originally planned for work on the 05/23 runway to take place from Sept. 15 to Dec. 13. However, the contractor backed out of the project in the middle of last month as a result of financial problems, causing the project to be delayed for nearly one month.

The company reopened bidding for the contract last week and is still requiring the winning contractor to finish renovation work by Jan. 8, when passenger numbers will spike as people return home for the Lunar New Year holidays

However, that requirement reduced interest in the project because many considered the risks for being in default on the terms of the contract to be too high.

RSEA Engineering Corp (榮工工程) won the contract on Sunday by placing a bid of NT$180 million (US$5.94 million), which was closest to the minimum bid of NT$190 million, the company said.

To meet the deadline of Jan. 8, the company said that RSEA would have to work around the clock, adding that the company started work yesterday.

In view of the issues with the 05/23 runway, the company has decided to review the contract for renovation work on the 06/24 runway and will announce the results of that next year.

According to TIAC, the estimated cost of the entire runway renovation project will top NT$10.7 billion, which will also include the cost for upgrading new navigation facilities.

The runway project is scheduled to be completed in 2014.

Wed, Nov 23, 2011
FEATURE: Aviation fans on lookout for spots for photography
EXCITING SKIES : Enthusiasts are always looking to snap photos of interesting things in the skies and get ‘hooked’ on the smell of burned rubber from tires hitting the runway
By Lin Chia-chi / Taipei Times Staff Reporter

Following the launch of the observation deck at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) on Nov. 8, aviation enthusiasts have started sharing several locations they see as great spots for runway stakeouts and da tie niao, or the art of taking pictures of airplanes.

Taiwan has seen a boom in traffic over its airspace, but because of security concerns at its airports, most facilities are walled off and terminals are rarely designed to facilitate interaction between humans and aircraft.

Those reasons, as well as the direction of runways and constantly changing weather, are why it is hard to get good photographs of airplanes, or at least one with a blue sky behind it.

However, Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) tower control staffer Lee Hung-ming (李宏鳴) said this also contributed to photographs that are characteristic of Taiwanese aeronautics, often giving aviation photography in Taiwan an interesting mix of elements.

Lee said those “difficulties” have prompted aviation fans to “find other ways” to get to spots suitable for observing aircraft.

Jim Hung (洪景川), an aviation enthusiast with 37 years experience, who works at the Taipei Astronomical Museum, has never allowed anything interesting happening in the skies elude his attention.

Hung said there are at least 100 serious aviation fans who get a kick from seeing planes take off, the roar of plane engines or the smell of burned rubber from the contact of aircraft tires with the tarmac.

“It gets us hooked like morphine,” Hung said.

Only fully civilian airports in Taiwan allow legal photography of planes, Hung said, citing Kaohsiung International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taitung Airport and airports in Penghu County’s Wangan (望安) and Cimei (七美) townships, Green Island (綠島) and Orchid Island (蘭嶼) as examples.

Taking photos of planes is acceptable as long as the photographer does not pose any danger to the aircraft, Hung said, adding that the recent hype with Taipei airport’s observation deck was because of its dual usage, with both civilian and military aircraft using its runways, making it a more sensitive location.

If one really wants to take pictures, Hung suggested taking pictures of civilian planes and not military ones.

Although the observation deck offers a comfortable view of the aircraft, Hung said Lane 180, Binjiang Road, in Taipei, which is right at the end of Taipei International’s airstrip, was the best spot for those wanting to take pictures of aircraft landing or taking off.

“It’s a popular spot that draws a great crowd in the evening and at nightfall, as you can actually see the planes go right over your head,” Hung said.

Kaohsiung International Airport is also a favorite, he said, because it is one of the few spots where you can openly observe planes at a close distance.

“You can even smell the burned rubber from the wheels,” Hung said.

However, Hung also reminded those wishing to observe planes to keep safety in mind, citing his own experience of being injured by the barb-wired fences outside an airport. He also said people needed to be careful not to disrupt aeronautic safety by damaging the environment.

Only then can these sites that are particular to Taiwan be preserved, Hung said.

Translated by Jake Chung, staff writer

Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Taoyuan airport has improved in efficiency: official
Taipei Times

Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) yesterday said that Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport had greatly improved in efficiency since it became a state-run company last year, adding that it was unfair to describe the airport as an “international joke.”

“The airport does have room for improvement and we have not done enough,” Yeh said. “However, if the airport got a score of 50 out of 100 before it became a company, I would say that the score has now improved to 70.”

Yeh made the comment at the legislature’s Transportation Committee, which was reviewing the budget plan for Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) for the next fiscal year.

Yeh is currently the chairman of TIAC.

Lawmakers serving on the committee pointed out a series of problems reported at the nation’s largest airport.

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Luo Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) said the purpose of establishing the company was to ensure that the airport was professionally managed like a private firm.

However, 14 separate incidents had occurred at the airport in the year since the company was established, she said.

“International passengers now know what a lousy airport we have,” Luo said. “It has become a joke. When will we hear the end of it?”

Yeh disagreed with Luo’s characterization of the nation’s main gateway as “a joke.”

“People think that Hong Kong International Airport is one of the best airports in the world, but if it also had dozens of journalists who reported on everything that happened there as we do, I am sure they would discover lots of problems as well,” he said.

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Yeh Yi-jin (葉宜津) said she did not know how the company had the nerve to talk of making the airport the hub of the Asia-Pacific region.

She asked that TIAC continue to present regular reports on work at the airport.

Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Direct flights between Taipei and Seoul negotiated
Taipei Times (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2011/11/12/2003518067)

Direct flight service between Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) and Gimpo airport in Seoul, South Korea, has finally become a reality after Taiwan signed an aviation pact with South Korea yesterday.

The service was part of President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) campaign promises of building a “Golden Aviation Circle in Northeast Asia” to connect Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul.

Sources within the Civil Aeronautics Administration had indicated that South Korea had been unwilling to negotiate direct flight service because it was requesting that Taiwan give South Korean flights the right to fly to a third country after they arrive in this nation, also known as the “fifth freedom of the air.” Both sides had been unable to reach consensus on the issue.

Civil Aeronautics Administration Director-General Yin Chen-pong (尹承蓬) said that the negotiations were this time limited to passenger flight services between the two airports. The parties did not talk about the possibility of granting the fifth freedom of the air, he said.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the direct flight service between the two airports will begin in March next year, when the International Air Transport Association starts to implement its summer scheduling.

Each side is allowed to dispatch seven flights a week, and the governments on both sides can assign specific carriers to offer the direct flight service, using aircraft that can carry 200 passengers or less.

The capacity for the flight service between the Taoyuan and Incheon airports, on the other hand, has been increased from 4,500 seats to 5,500 seats a week.

Like Songshan, Gimpo is located in its country’s capital. According to the administration, passengers arriving at Incheon airport spend about 80 to 90 minutes on the road before they reach downtown Seoul. Travel time will be reduced by about 20 minutes if they arrive at Gimpo airport.

Statistics from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications showed that South Korean visitors to Taiwan had increased from about 167,600 in 2009 to about 216,900 last year. Taiwanese visitors to South Korea had also risen from about 380,500 in 2009 to 406,300 last year.

Currently, Taiwan has 50 weekly flights to South Korea, offered by China Airlines (中華航空), EVA Airways (長榮航空), Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and Thai Airways.

Werent they gonna demolish Songshan?

Werent they gonna demolish Songshan?

I think now they plan to expand it even more with increased international flights. There's also a new MRT station at Songshan as well.

Airport security to be stepped up
IMPROVED:：A new airport security system is to help prevent boarding passes being issued to suspicious people and assist participation in visa-waiver programs
Taipei Times Staff Writer, with CNA
Thu, Dec 01, 2011

The government plans to launch a new airport security system next year to step up border security as it is tries to join the US’ visa-waiver program.

The new airport security system, combined with other recent security changes, will help with criminal investigations, as well as make it a more -appealing -candidate for visa-free access to countries such as the US, National Immigration Agency Director-General Hsieh Li-kung said.

An advanced passenger processing system, scheduled to begin testing next year, will allow airlines to access real-time information about passengers to prevent boarding passes being issued to suspicious passengers. The agency will cooperate with domestic airlines over the use of the system before it extends its cooperation to foreign airlines, Hsieh said.

Taiwan is one of the first countries in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt the system, he said, adding that Australia and South Korea have done so already.

In August, the agency began operation of an advanced passenger information system that allows immigration officers to receive passenger information from airlines after check-in procedures are completed so that suspicious travelers can be tracked.

Hsieh said a lot of positive feedback has been received about efforts to tighten border security.

Premier Wu Den-yih recently said Taiwan is expected to be included in the US’ visa-waiver program candidate list by the end of the year.

Over the past three years, the number of countries or regions that have accepted Taiwan into their visa-waiver programs has risen from 54 to 124.

Published on Taipei Times :
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Taiwan started aviation revolution: Ma
INTERNATIONAL HUB:：By starting direct flights to East Asian cities, Taiwan is set to become a transfer point to North America, President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday
Taipei Times
Fri, Dec 02, 2011

Taiwan has “silently launched a revolution in East Asia” through the formation of the “Northeast Asia Golden Aviation Circle” forging direct links between Taipei and airports in Tokyo in Japan, Shanghai in China and Seoul in South Korea, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said yesterday.

During an inspection visit at the renovated Terminal One and Terminal Two at Taipei International Airport (Songshan), Ma said direct flights between the airport and Shanghai Hongqiao Airport were launched in June last year, while direct flights to Haneda International Airport in Japan began in October last year.

Direct flights between Taipei airport and Gimpo Airport in Seoul — “the last piece of the puzzle,” as Ma called it — in the Northeast Asia Golden Aviation Circle are scheduled to be launched in March.

“The number of cross-strait flights has increased to 558 per week and the service now covers 41 cities in China,” Ma said. “We have also signed an open-skies agreement with Japan, allowing the nation to dispatch flights to any airport in Japan, except Tokyo, which still restricts the number of flights arriving at the city’s airports.”

“Taiwan has silently launched a revolution in the aviation industry in East Asia. Taiwan will draw many Chinese passengers to transfer via Taiwan to North America or other regions if the revolution continues, which will solidify the status of Taiwan in this region,” he said.

The establishment of direct flights between Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul was one of the main promises Ma made during his presidential election campaign in 2008.

Ma said the government set a clear division of labor between Taipei International Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, in which the former serves as the backup airport for the latter and functions as a “small yet beautiful” business airport in the nation’s capital.

The average flight time from Taiwan to any major city in the Asia-Pacific region is 2 hours and 55 minutes, which is shorter than from any other country in the region, Ma said.

This geographical advantage, coupled with direct flights to the three East-Asian cities, is set to make Taiwan the flight hub of Northeast Asia, he said.

“Previously, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was the only airport in Taiwan that generated a profit,” Ma said. “However, now Taipei [International Airport], Kaohsiung Hsiaogang and Taichung Cingcyuangang airports have begun to turn a profit as well.”

An increase in the number of international tourists arriving in Taiwan helped boost the development of the aviation industry, he said, adding that the number could reach 6 million this year. He said that the nation attracted 600,000 international tourists last month, which was the highest number of international visitors in a single month so far.

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) last year began renovating the Taipei International Airport, which has been in operation since 1951. Aside from new facilities, several businesses have opened retail stores at the airport, including Starbucks and Chunshuitang Cultural Tea House.

In related news, the legislature’s Transportation Committee gave its preliminary approval to an amendment to the Civil Aviation Act (民用航空法) that would allow owners of personal jet to fly their aircraft to any airport in Taiwan.

However, the bill needs further negotiation in the legislature.

At present, owners of personal jet are only allowed to arrive at and leave from the same airport in Taiwan. They are also banned from traveling with their jets during their stay in Taiwan.

Published on Taipei Times :
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/12/02/2003519751

Mon, Jan 09, 2012
Taipei Times
Soil, groundwater at airports found to be contaminated

After finishing the first ever pollution investigation of 30 operational units at the nation’s airports, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday said that soil or groundwater at seven of the 11 airports had been contaminated.

The investigation showed that the level of tetrachloroethylene in the groundwater below Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Services (TIAS) workshops at Taoyuan International Airport was found to be 102 times the legally permitted level.

Soil pollution was discovered at Taipei Song Shan Airport’s jet fuel center, and at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport’s China Airline and EVA Airways incineration facilities. Groundwater pollution was found at Taipei Song Shan Airport’s jet fuel center, Far Eastern airlines, China Airlines and TIAS.

The pollution could have been caused by jet fuel spilled when refueling or leaks from underground pipes, the EPA said.

Tsai Hung-teh (蔡鴻德), executive secretary of the EPA’s soil and groundwater remediation fund management board, said “tetrachloroethylene is a carcinogen, so if the amount exceeded safety standards, it would pose a health risk.”

EPA toxic chemical substance data indicates that tetrachloroethylene does not hydrolyze in water and soil, decomposes very slowly in surface soil and in gaseous form can cause liver and kidney damage, anesthesia, headache, nausea, short-term central nervous system damage, while long-term exposure can lead to cancer.

The EPA has asked local environmental protection agencies to supervise the companies efforts to clean up the polluted sites.

Sun, Feb 19, 2012
Taoyuan airport to reshuffle flights as runways worked on
Taipei Times with CNA

Flight schedules at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport will be reshuffled to make way for restoration work on the airport’s two aging runways, Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIA) said.

Each of the runways will be closed for a 10-month period after the overhaul project begins in October, so a flight rearrangement at the country’s main gateway is necessary, the TIA said.

The NT$10.7 billion (US$354 million) project is expected to be completed in 2015 at the earliest, with restoration to be halted for Lunar New Year holidays, the TIA said, adding that “traffic nightmares will be inevitable by that time.”

“Unfortunately, some flights will have to be moved to off-peak time slots,” TIA senior vice president Wen Yung-sung (溫永松) said, adding that more negotiations are needed with airlines to determine the extent of flight adjustments.

Wen said flights to and from Asian countries are more likely to be affected because they are mostly scheduled during peak hours, from 6am to 9am for departures and after 6pm for arrivals.

Wen said a possible increase in the number of cross-strait flights in the future might cause additional concerns. Currently, the number of direct cross-strait flights using the airport has reached 386 per week.

TIA’s runway restoration project has drawn criticism since last year, when initial construction was halted for nearly a month after the contractor in charge of the project went bankrupt.

Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Taipei Times
Transportation industry breaks growth records

Many important indicators in the transportation industry experienced growth last year, with the majority setting new records, statistics from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications showed.

The ministry said it examined 17 indicators in the land, air and sea transport services last year and found that 14 had set new records.

Compared with 2010, passenger numbers on the Taiwan Railway Administration system grew 8.5 percent to about 560,000 per day last year. Figures for the high-speed rail increased 12.7 percent to 114,000 per day.

The Taipei MRT system saw double-digit growth in daily passengers last year, increasing by 12.1 percent to 1.55 million, while the Kaohsiung MRT system’s daily passengers numbers also grew by 7.9 percent to about 136,000 daily.

The ministry’s plan to gradually increase use of the nation’s public transportation system proved effective, with passengers on public buses rising by 4.4 percent to 3.17 million per day.

In the aviation sector, total passenger numbers at Taipei International Airport (Songshan) reached 5.26 million last year, registering 41 percent growth compared with 2010. The number of passengers on cross-strait flights last year also grew 22.9 percent to a total of 7.16 million.

Strong growth was seen at the free-trade zones at the nation’s seaports as well. Trading volume in the special zones rose by 21.4 percent to top 4.08 million tonnes last year, which in turn increased trading value to an all-time high of NT$302.6 billion (US$10.22 billion).

The number of inbound visitors to Taiwan reached a historical high of 6.09 million last year, an increase of 9.3 percent over 2010. Those coming for tourism rose 11.9 percent to 3.63 million. Outbound tourists grew 1.8 percent to 9.58 million.

In addition, the amount of money stored in personal savings accounts at Chunghwa Post topped NT$4.7 trillion. The number of received and delivered packages also reached 27 million.

While three other indicators failed to set new records, the ministry said they all showed growth. The number of containers handled at the nation’s seaports grew 5.4 percent to 13.42 million twenty-foot equivalent units last year, the highest level in four years.

The amount of cargo handled at seaports topped 680 million revenue tonnes, which has been rising for two consecutive years. The same trend was also seen in the number of domestic flight passengers, rising 7.7 percent.

Despite the general growth trend in the transportation sector, the ministry’s statistics department said the number of transit flight passengers was down 8.8 percent last year to 1.81 million. The amount of cargo handled at airports also dropped 6.9 percent to 1.73 million tonnes.

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Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Songshan to begin direct flights to Gimpo in Seoul
Taipei Times

President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) vision of a “golden aviation circle in Northeast Asia” is one step closer to reality as direct flights between Taipei International Airport (Songshan) and Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, are set to debut today.

China Airlines will operate the first flight from Taiwan on the route. It is scheduled to depart at 9:25am today. From Gimpo, a flight operated by South Korea’s T’way Airlines will leave at 11am. Both carriers will use Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Until now, travelers heading to downtown Seoul needed to spend an extra hour on the road after they arrive at Incheon International Airport, the main international airport in Seoul. Traveling time will be reduced by 20 to 30 minutes if they land at Gimpo Airport.

Ma’s vision, announced while campaigning for the 2008 presidential election, also called for direct flights from Songshan to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport as well as to Tokyo Haneda Airport. Like Gimpo, Hongqiao and Haneda are closer to the centers of Shanghai and Tokyo when compared with the main airports in those cities.

Flights to Hongqiao began in June 2010 and to Haneda four months later.

Taiwan and South Korea did not reach an agreement on the Songshan-Gimpo route until last year. Both sides agreed to two flights per day at the initial stage of the route’s operation.

Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) Director-General Yin Cheng-pong (尹承蓬) said Taiwan and South Korea also agreed to talk about raising the number of Songshan-Gimpo flights at the end of this year.

Some carriers have asked the CAA to increase direct flights to Hongqiao because demand has already outpaced supply.

Photos of the first phase of Terminal One Renovation: (Arrival Area)

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Bus Waiting Area:
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