Monday, September 1, 2008

Cross-strait charter flights 90% full on weekends

The Taiwan civil aviation administration recently announced that the load of the eighth week of cross-strait passenger charter flights rose significantly. The average load from both sides brokethrough 90% for the first time, reaching 92%. The load on airlines from mainland was 92.5 percent; and the Taiwan airlines load reached 91.6 percent.

Director of the Taiwan civil aviation administration Li Longwen said that businesses from both sides of the strait hope to expand the number of weekend charter flights, destinations and routes and to achieve a "straight channel鈥�flight route.

By People's Daily Online

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