(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Taiwan's exhibition, aviation and other industries are deeply affected by the epidemic
China News Agency, Taipei, May 6 Affected by the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, international oil prices plummeted, and Taiwan ’s aviation fuel surcharge dropped to 0 yuan for the first time in 16 years. The number of international passengers simultaneously appeared on all five major airports in Taiwan on May 5. The case of zero. The large-scale exhibitions in Taiwan have been extended to the fourth quarter of this year.
According to reports from Taiwan ’s media, such as the Central News Agency, China Times, and the United Daily News, due to the plunge in international oil prices, Taiwan ’s civil aviation authority recently approved that the aviation fuel surcharge that Taiwan Airlines charges passengers in May will be reduced to 0 yuan on the 10th. Effective. This is the first time that Taiwan has implemented aviation fuel surcharges in nearly 16 years. According to reports, the aviation fuel surcharge charged by Taiwan Airlines reached a high point in June 2008, with US $ 32.5 per segment per person on the short-haul route and US $ 84.5 per segment on the long-haul route.
The United Daily reported on the 6th that the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has impacted the global aviation industry. Not only has Taoyuan Airport set a record for the lowest traffic volume in 41 years since its opening, but five major airports such as Taipei Songshan, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Hualien and Tainan on the island have also appeared at the same time. The situation of international passengers is zero, there are no passengers on cross-strait routes, and airlines often fly cargo planes.
Songshan Airport said that the airport is mainly based on Japan and South Korea routes and cross-strait routes. Recently, the number of flights has been greatly reduced due to the impact of control regulations. There are only the most passengers on the Xiamen route, with two to three flights a week, with more than 200 people each. The original flight to Shanghai Hongqiao is now changed to Shanghai Pudong.
The Taiwan Trade Center pointed out on the 6th that the exhibition industry relies on visiting the scene and face-to-face discussions. Most of the exhibitions hosted by the agency have been extended to the fourth quarter, and there are at least 30 international electronic exhibitions scheduled. Only a few exhibitions are currently scheduled in September, but will continue to observe the global epidemic and make a decision on whether to postpone it by the end of June.
In addition, the president of Taipei Palace Museum Wu Micha said that in April this year, the museum's visits and ticket income have set "the worst record in history." Among them, the number of visitors was about 27,000, and the ticket income was NT $ 552 thousand, which was a decrease of 99% compared to 90.534 million in April last year. At the same time, the number of visits to the virtual exhibition on the museum ’s website reached a new high, growing tens of times in April compared with January. (Finish)