Taiwan intends to initially release cross-strait cargo flights to Taiwan media: it is more important to resume cross-strait non-governmental exchanges and economic and trade cooperation
[Global Times reported reporter Zhang Tianxing] The epidemic prevention on the island has been lifted from the 7th, and now there are news that some cross-strait routes and waypoints will be resumed.
Taiwan's "United Daily News" said on the 9th that cross-strait routes will only retain Beijing, Shanghai Pudong, Xiamen and Chengdu airports from February 10, and the rest will be suspended. Taking into account the serious losses in the aviation industry, Taiwan’s “Ministry of Communications” has proposed to increase the six cities of Shenzhen, Chongqing, Qingdao, Ningbo, Guangzhou and Changsha. “Without affecting the epidemic prevention, cargo will be carried by passenger aircraft. The company decided that it is hoped that airlines will make a little more and lose less." The whole case will be discussed with Taiwan's "Central Epidemic Command Center" and the MAC.
Taiwan’s “Ministry of Communications” stated that airlines are most affected by the epidemic, and the world is currently resuming work. The mainland is also an important manufacturing center. “Before passenger traffic is not resumed, cargo is not dangerous, but it is helpful for the aviation industry to survive the epidemic. ". In this regard, EVA Air said that it would like to see the competent authorities open more cross-strait destinations. China Airlines also said that it will cooperate with the authorities in epidemic prevention, and passenger and cargo flights will be adjusted according to market demand. Some people in the aviation industry have warned that if passengers on other cross-strait routes are allowed to carry cargo, "the sooner the better," because the demand for cargo during the epidemic is mostly epidemic prevention materials, it will not make much sense to open too late as the epidemic slows. .
The epidemic has a huge impact on the island's aviation industry. According to statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of Taiwan, the cross-strait routes carried only 2,384 passengers in the first week of April, and 4628 passengers from May 29 to June 4. Although there was a "grand event" that carried more than 200 passengers on a single flight on the China Airlines Shanghai route, all flights from Taiwan to Shanghai were frequent. At present, air freight rates on cross-strait routes still maintain high freight rates. Taiwan’s “Economic Daily” editorial stated that since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia outbreak at the end of January, the island’s aviation and tourism industries have been ranked as “the first row of the tsunami that was the most affected”, and most airline passenger flights have been reduced to less than the original 5 %, only the remaining freight still barely maintain normal operations. The epidemic situation in mainland China has gradually slowed down. However, due to Taiwan’s still strict control, passenger flight schedules have been greatly reduced. In the past month or two, the air freight rate from Taiwan to the north, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen has skyrocketed, with a maximum increase of 6 times. Taiwan's "Wang Bao" commented that Taiwan's "Ministry of Communications" action revealed two signals: First, the DPP authorities still intend to maintain cross-strait exchanges, and second, cross-strait passenger transportation must be reconciled after recovery. The article said, "The cross-strait non-governmental exchanges and economic and trade cooperation that have stalled and retreated due to the epidemic situation and political factors are the most important task."