The number of participants in Taiwan's "class outbound" tour "fever-reducing" has dropped sharply

　　According to statistics from the civil aviation affairs department of the radio authority in Taipei on March 4th, Taiwan has only 427 participants since the launch of the second round of "like outbound" tours, which is far lower than the number of more than 10,000 people in the first round.

　　According to a report by Lianhe News on the 4th, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, outbound travel has almost stagnated. Taiwan’s China Airlines, EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan, Star Aerospace and other companies have launched "like outbound" travel programs to participate in passengers seeking self-help. You can experience the things you will experience in outbound travel, such as the airport, flying into the air, enjoying the meal on the plane, and staying in the hotel after landing, but the passengers did not really leave the country, but took off and landed at the same airport.

　　Taiwanese media reported that the first round of "outbound" tours was launched in August 2020. The enthusiasm for public participation was very high, and the quota was almost killed.

However, the second round, launched in December last year, received a mediocre response, with only 427 participants currently participating.

　　In this regard, Taiwan’s “Civil Aviation Administration” director Lin Guoxian said on the 4th that this situation may be related to the fact that airlines have found that passenger planes are more efficient and that the second round of “outbound” tours overlap with existing transportation methods.

　　Some aviation companies said that when the second round was launched, they were worried about the occurrence of "thunder and rain," because the first round had clearly "favored" after the Mid-Autumn Festival and other holidays.

In addition, although the second round allows planes to take off and land at different airports in Taiwan, the Taiwan authorities require that the flight time for each activity is not less than 3 hours. This is no longer an experience of outbound travel, but a waste of time.

　　China Times News previously reported that in January 2021, some Taiwanese airlines and travel agencies had announced that they would postpone or cancel “outbound” trips due to the recurrence of the epidemic. Passengers who booked could choose to postpone or accept refunds. Some industry players said at the time. , About 10% to 20% of passengers choose to refund.

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