China Airlines is the state-owned flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's two major airlines along with EVA Air. It is headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport and operates over 1,400 flights weekly –including 91 pure cargo flights –to 102 cities across Asia,Europe,North America,and Oceania. Carrying over 19 million passengers and 5700 tons of cargo in 2017,the carrier was the 33rd largest airline in the world in terms of revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) and 10th largest in terms of freight revenue ton kilometers (FRTK).
The Three Links or Three Linkages was a 1979 proposal from the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to open up postal,transportation,and trade links between Mainland China and Taiwan,with the goal of unifying Mainland China and Taiwan.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport,is an international airport situated in Taoyuan City which serves the entire northern Taiwan region including the capital city Taipei. Located about 40 km (25 mi) west of the capital Taipei in Dayuan District,Taoyuan,the airport is the busiest and largest in Taiwan. In 2016,it was ranked the best airport for its size in the Asia-Pacific region by Airports Council International.
EVA Airways Corporation,of which "EVA" stands for Evergreen Airways,is a Taiwanese airline headquartered in Taoyuan City. It is one of the two largest airlines in Taiwan along with state-owned China Airlines. The privately-owned airline operates passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia,Australia,Europe &North America. Its network fully consists of international routes,with no domestic routes. It is rated as a 5-star airline by Skytrax,and is the second largest airline based in Taiwan after China Airlines. EVA Air is headquartered at Taoyuan International Airport in Luzhu,Taoyuan City. The company slogan is "Sharing the World,Flying Together".
Kaohsiung International Airport (高雄國際機場) is a medium-sized international airport in Siaogang District,Kaohsiung,Taiwan,also known as Siaogang Airport. With nearly seven million passengers in 2018,it is the second busiest airport in Taiwan,after Taoyuan. The airport has a single east–west runway and two terminals:one international and one domestic.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT,commonly known as the Airport MRT,is a rapid transit line of the Taoyuan Metro that connects the municipalities of the capital Taipei,Taoyuan and New Taipei with Taoyuan International Airport. The 51.33 km (31.89 mi) line,from Taipei Main Station to Huanbei,has 22 stations and began commercial service on 2 March 2017.
Matsu Beigan Airport is one of the airports in Matsu Islands,Lienchiang County,Fukien Province,Taiwan (ROC). It also serves as a heliport and located on Beigan Island. It is served by Uni Air ATR 72-600 (立榮航空) with scheduled flights to Taipei Songshan Airport.
TransAsia Airways was a Taiwanese airline based in Neihu District in Taipei. Though the company started its operations focusing mainly on the Taiwanese domestic market,it operated on many scheduled international routes and focused mainly on Southeast and Northeast Asia and cross-strait flights at the time of closure.
UNI Airways is a Taiwanese regional airline based in Zhongshan,Taipei,Taiwan. With an operation focus on domestic routes,UNI Air is a subsidiary of Evergreen Group,making it a sister airline of the mainline operator EVA Air. It was known as Makung Airlines (馬公航空) until 1996,when EVA Air took a majority share of the airline. In 1998,the airline merged with Great China Airlines (大華航空) and Taiwan Airways (臺灣航空),which EVA Air also had interests in,to form UNI Airways.
Star Flyer Inc.,styled as StarFlyer,is a Japanese airline headquartered on the grounds of Kitakyushu Airport in Kokuraminami-ku,Kitakyūshū,Fukuoka Prefecture. It describes itself as a "hybrid airline" providing a higher level of service than low-cost carriers while having operating costs lower than full-service legacy carriers. Although the airline's IATA code is 7G,domestically it has also used the code MQ for its flights.
Daily Air Corporation is a Taiwanese regional airline with its headquarters in Songshan District,Taipei,Taiwan. It operates scheduled passenger services,primarily to domestic destinations such as to offshore islands from Taiwan,including Penghu,Green Island and Orchid Island,as well as helicopter contract services and charters. Its main base is Taipei Songshan Airport,with hubs at Kaohsiung International Airport and Taitung Airport.
Taichung International Airport,is an international airport located in Taichung,Taiwan,which is used for both commercial and military purposes. It is also the third international airport in Taiwan,with scheduled services to China,Hong Kong,Japan,Macao,South Korea,Thailand and Vietnam.
Chiayi Airport,commonly known as Shueishang Airport,is an airport in Shuishang Township,Chiayi County,Taiwan. The airport has one runway,and it is used as a civilian airport and is co-located next to Chiayi Air Base. Chiayi Airport is envisioned as a gateway to the Alishan National Scenic Area,a popular tourist destination in Taiwan.
Penghu Airport,formerly Magong Airport,is a domestic airport in Huxi,Penghu County,Taiwan. With 2,380,265 passengers in 2017,it is the fifth-busiest airport in Taiwan,The ROC Air Force also has Magong Air Base here.
Pingtung Airport are two airports in Pingtung City,Pingtung County,Taiwan. The airport is currently home to the Republic of China Air Force 6th Tactical Mixed Wing,and formerly offered commercial flights.
Starlux Airlines is a Taiwanese international airline company headquartered in Taipei,Taiwan,and operated its first flight from Taipei to Macau on 23 January 2020.
The cross-strait charters are special flights between Taiwan and mainland China,across the Taiwan Strait. After the Chinese Civil War,no direct flights were allowed between Taiwan and mainland China;this remained the case until 2003. Passengers had to transfer in a third city,such as Hong Kong,to complete their trip.
Haneda Airport,officially Tokyo International Airport,and sometimes referred to as Tokyo Haneda International Airport,is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area,the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary base of Japan's two largest airlines,Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways,as well as RegionalPlus Wings Corp.,Skymark Airlines,and StarFlyer. It is located in Ōta,Tokyo,15 kilometers (9.3 mi) south of Tokyo Station. The facility covers 1,522 hectares of land.
Vanilla Air Inc. was a low-cost airline in Japan wholly owned by All Nippon Airways. Its head office was within Terminal 2 of Narita International Airport in Narita,Chiba Prefecture. The airline ceased operations in October 2019 on its merger with Peach Aviation.
Civil Air Transport Flight 10 was a passenger flight from the now-closed Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong to Songshan Airport in Taipei,Taiwan. The flight was operated by a Boeing 727-92C with registration B-1018 and named "Super Cuihua." On 16 February 1968,the aircraft crashed into a Hunan village in Linkou Township,Taipei County,killing 21 of the 63 people on board as well as one person on the ground. 42 people were injured.
