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Mr Totomolo
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June 26, 2008 - 10:32 AM |
 
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Hi everyone..
For some who may be interested...
I remeber having read a remark from Yu questionning the latest developments about this matter...
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/06/25/2003415688
if you can't open the link.... The great firewall never prevented me to do o..but just in case, I post it below
Conclusion All in all: to my bitter disappointment, no any saving in term of price.. .compared to Taipei-Macau-Shanghai and return
But I guess itis more because of the flight route, which STILL has to go over HK or Macau, rather than the reasons posted in the article.
The day we can fly Taipei- Shanghai in straight line: 690 km, there is no doubt, it should be halved in 2...
But, the oil increase is a good excuse for rates always up, never down... 
Published on Taipei Times
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/06/25/2003415688
CAA releases charter flight details
JULY 4 PREPARATIONS: A total of 16 round-trip flights are planned for the opening day of the new cross-strait travel program, with a CAL flight to Shanghai the first to depart
By Shelley Shan
STAFF REPORTER
Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008, Page 2
The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) yesterday released its cross-strait charter flight plan that will take effect on July 4, with Taipei Songshan Airport proving the most popular destination for the Chinese airlines and Kaohsiung the least popular.
None of the airlines has applied to land in Kaohsiung.
CAA Deputy Director-General Lin Shinn-der (林信得) told a press conference yesterday that although Xiamen Air was the only one of the six Chinese carriers to submit an official application, the other five had told the council which routes they are interested in.
China Southern Airlines said it wanted one round-trip flight between Guangzhou and Taoyuan International Airport next Friday, with the flight leaving Guanzhou at 7:20am.
Lin said almost all the Chinese airlines wanted flights to Songshan.
Chinese Eastern Air has asked if it could have two round-trip flights to Songshan next Friday, one from Nanjing and the other from Shanghai.
Songshan’s popularity means the council will have to shorten the intervals between two arriving or departing flights from two hours to one-and-a-half hours.
There will be a total of 16 round-trip flights for Taoyuan, 13 for Songshan, three for Taichung, one for Hualien and three for Makung.
As Songshan is also the only airport that has not had experience in handling a cross-strait charter flight, the council is planning a dress rehearsal next Wednesday, Lin said.
The council’s schedule shows that China Airlines (CAL) will have one round-trip flight between Taoyuan and Beijing and two round-trip flights between Taoyuan and Shanghai.
One of CAL’s Taoyuan-Shanghai flights, which is scheduled to leave at 7:30am on July 4, will become the first cross-strait charter flight leaving the country.
EVA Airways will have one round-trip flight between Taoyuan and Beijing, one between Taoyuan and Shanghai, and one between Taoyuan and Guangzhou.
Mandarin Airlines will have a round-trip flight between Taoyuan and Shanghai, one between Taoyuan and Guangzhou, one between Taichung and Xiamen and one between Magong and Xiamen.
Uni Air is planning for one Taoyuan-Shanghai round-trip, one Songshan-Shanghai flight and two Taichung-Xiamen flights.
TransAsia Airways will have one Songshan-Shanghai flight, one Hualien-Guangzhou flight and two Magong-Xiamen flights.
The CAA has approved Xiamen Air’s application for two round-trip flights between Xiamen and Songshan. The first flight will leave from Xiamen at 7:25am and land at Songshan at 9am.
Lin said the 18 round-trip flights departing from Taiwan have all been filled.
The council also provided ticket price information yesterday. A roundtrip ticket on the Taoyuan-Shanghai charters, for example, will cost between NT$14,175 and NT$17,629 before tax. That is slightly less than a regular flight via Hong Kong or Macau, which is usually between NT$14,429 and NT$20,000.
The Taoyuan-Beijing flights and Taoyuan-Nanjing flights will be more expensive than regular flights.
“The price of gas has risen by 20 to 30 percent as of this month,” Lin said, explaining why a shorter flight time has not translated into a cheaper ticket. “For now, there are not as many charter flights as those to Hong Kong or Macau, either.”
Lin said the council has a long-term plan to turn Songshan’s first terminal into an exclusive facility for cross-strait charters, while the second terminal would handle domestic flights.
Airlines are required to submit applications for new flight plans at least two weeks before the launch date. |
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Mr Totomolo
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June 26, 2008 - 10:38 AM |
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One more article about (more or less) the same topic
Published on Taipei Times
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/06/25/2003415689
Hau promotes Taipei-Shanghai links
STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA
Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008, Page 2
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday urged the creation of a two-hour “life circle” with the opening of direct flights between Taipei Songshan Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport next month to boost development in both cities.
Hau made the call as he toured several major public construction projects in Shanghai, accompanied by Chinese officials.
As a flight between the two airports takes only about 80 minutes, their proximity and key regional locations could make them transportation hubs in the Yangtze Delta and the Asia-Pacific region respectively, with the establishment of direct air links between the cities, he said.
Air links would closely connect the two cities and provide a boost to trade and industrial development on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Hau said.
Songshan, which is being renovated for the arrival of larger numbers of Chinese tourists starting on July 18, stands a good chance of becoming an airport for international short-range flights, he said, adding that he is confident that the airport would be fully ready in time for the influx of Chinese tourists.
Hau arrived in Shanghai on Monday at the head of a delegation of Taipei City Government officials for a five-day visit.
The main reason for the Shanghai trip was for Hau to witness the signing of an agreement on Taipei’s participation in the 2010 World Expo Shanghai 2010. |
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