Maiden weekend flight to land in Shanghai

The flight will land at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport at 10: 30 a.m., three hours after taking off, the executive said.

No celebration activities will be held to mark the arrival because the flight is just like the cross-strait charter flights operated during major traditional festivals in the past few years, such as the Spring Festival, to transport Taiwanese businessmen operating in China back to Taiwan for family reunions, the executive said.

The flight will return to Taiwan one hour after landing, he noted.

Taiwan has banned direct scheduled flights ever since it split from China in 1949 following a bitter civil war. The launch of weekend cross-strait charter flight services marks a breakthrough in the long-stagnant cross-strait transport links.

There will be 36 charter flights per weekend, running from Friday to Monday. Flights will be shared equally between Chinese and Taiwanese airlines, servicing routes between the Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Nanjing and eight airports in Taiwan.

Flights will be open to anyone carrying valid documentation, a change from the past when they were limited to just Taiwanese and Chinese nationals.

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