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Mainland prepared for cross-Strait flights
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-14 16:32
Airlines on China's mainland will provide the country's best aircraft to serve
passengers flying to and from Taiwan during the upcoming Spring Festival, said
a senior Chinese official in Beijing Wednesday.
Detailed service plans are being made to provide warm and
considerate service to Taiwan passengers on the charter flights, said Li Weiyi, spokesman
for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council at a press
conference.
Authorities have approved six mainland airlines to provide charter flights
during the 2006 lunar new year. Four Taiwan-based airlines have been granted the
right to fly to the mainland during the busiest travel season in Asia, he said.
The best aircraft and crews will serve passengers and ticket reservations
have been made more convenient. Special boarding services and emergency plans
have also been prepared.
The mainland hopes the flights to Taiwan for passengers and freight will
following the model of the 2005 Spring Festival charter flights, said Li.
The special Spring Festival charter flights between Taiwan and the Chinese
are scheduled from January 20 to February 13 next year.
Along with Taiwan business people and their families, Taiwan residents
holding appropriate travel documents will be allowed to take the flights. These
conditions are part of an agreement reached by the civil aviation associations
in Taiwan and the mainland.
In all there will be 72 round trip flights between Taiwan and the mainland
with airlines in each region providing half the flights.
Flights to the mainland will land in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and for the
first time Xiamen. The charter flights will also service Taipei and
Kaohsiung.
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