MOTC mulls adding Palau flights despite weak sales
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) yesterday said it would consider raising the number of flights to Palau and revising the weekly cap on travelers to the Pacific island nation, depending on the demand for the tours and the COVID-19 situation.
The ministry issued the statement after the inaugural trip under the Taiwan-Palau “travel bubble” arrangement left yesterday afternoon.
While the first round of tours was sold out within one week of becoming available, the six Taiwanese travel agencies selling the tours have reported poor sales of subsequent batches due to high costs and the requirement for travelers to observe self-health management guidelines upon their return.
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HONG KONG – When Shirley Leung, 60, woke up enclosed in Hong Kong’s first coronavirus lockdown, she surveyed the tiny room she shares with her adult son, which fits a single bed and cardboard boxes and plastic tubs for storing clothes.
She tried to ignore the smell of the ceiling and walls, which were blanketed with mold. She rationed out the fresh vegetables she had at home, dissatisfied with the canned foods and instant noodles the government had provided when it imposed the restrictions Saturday. She considered the cramped, interconnected nature of her apartment building.
“If one room is infected, then how is it possible for cases not to spread among subdivided flats?” Leung said in a telephone interview. “How can it be safe?”