CAL cargo plane signage prompts protest, criticism
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Pro-Taiwan independence activists yesterday protested outside China Airlines’ (CAL) headquarters in Taipei over the airline’s new cargo airplane exterior signage, while Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers also criticized CAL’s new designs and called on the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to force the airline to make more changes.
Members of the Taiwan Republic Office, led by its director, Chilly Chen (陳峻涵), were joined by Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) members and others to protest the airline’s decision not to highlight the word “Taiwan” on its aircraft.
“The new design still has ‘China Airlines,’ only slightly smaller and moved nearer the tail. It shows nothing about Taiwan or the word Taiwan. CAL clearly does not want to have Taiwan as part of its logo,” Chen said.