Excited tourists depart Taiwan on inaugural 'bubble flight' to Palau
04/01/2021 06:19 PM
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A group of people pose for a photo prior to boarding their flight for Palau on Thursday / CNA photo April 1, 2021
Taipei, April 1 (CNA) The inaugural flight in a "travel bubble" arrangement between Taiwan and Palau took off from Taoyuan on Thursday, carrying 100 exuberant tourists, as well as Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. and his delegation.
Many of the tourists on the China Airlines (CAL) flight said that more than anything else, they were excited about the water activities in Palau, on the first commercial trip to the Pacific island country since Taiwan closed its borders to inbound and outbound group tours on March 19 last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.