Quick review: June 12-18
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-06-19 10:56
Cross-Straits services
In an important step towards restoring regular
flights across the Taiwan Straits, the Chinese mainland and Taiwan last week
announced an expansion of cross-Straits air services.
Chartered passenger
flights across the Straits will now run during the Tomb Sweeping Festival, the
Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to the previously
agreed upon Lunar New Year holiday.
Six airliness on both sides will
operate a combined 168 flights a year, according to an agreement between the
mainland's Cross-Straits Aviation Transport Exchange Council and the Taipei
Airlines Association.
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