The prices for flights from Taiwan to Hangzhou is likely to have a 15 percent discount on the price of the original holiday ticket for the Lunar New Year holidays between January 31 and February 28, confirmed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).

The policy is also applied in other cities, including Shanghai, Ningbo and Shenzhen.

CAA also publicized a lot of other measures to convenient the passengers. It was also confirmed that additional 88 cross-strait flights will be available on each side of the strait.

Of all the extra flights, those heading to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are restricted in terms of destination. According to the flight allocation of the CAA, during those four weeks, 12 will be Shanghai-bound flights from China Airlines and EVA Air (three extra flights per week). TransAsia Airways will have eight.

For Beijing and Guangzhou, 10 additional flights will be available at China Airlines and EVA. For Shenzhen, China Airlines and Uni Air will each have eight. Other destinations are not limited regarding routes and frequency of additional flights; hence the Civil Aviation Authority said individual airlines on both sides can request additional flights depending on the demand.

As many are most concerned about the cross-strait passenger fares, the CAA has enforced a rule of refusing additional flights if airlines refused to cut flight rates, hence all five airlines have committed to cutting prices for the holiday.

By Charlie