Flights to Europe are continuing as usual, despite Russia listing Taiwan as an “unfriendly” nation, Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) yesterday told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee.
“Some international carriers might have to adjust routes due to Russia’s war in Ukraine,” Wang said, adding that flights to European hubs such as Frankfurt, Germany, and Vienna are operating as usual.
Neither China Airlines nor EVA Airways fly over Russia or Ukraine, Civil Aeronautics Administration officials said.
Government agencies have together with Yang Ming Marine Transportation set up a platform to coordinate the
Neither China Airlines (CAL) nor EVA Airways have Boeing 777-200 planes in their fleets, the two airlines said yesterday.
The airlines told reporters that they do not have Boeing 777-200 aircraft in their fleets, adding that none of the aircraft they own use Pratt & Whitney PW4000-series engines either.
Their Boeing 777 aircraft are Boeing 777-300ER models, they said.
They clarified the models in their fleet after United Airlines Flight UA328 to Honolulu experienced engine failure soon after departing from Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon, with broken engine parts raining down on suburban neighborhoods.
The flight landed safely at the airport in Denver,
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterNeither China Airlines （CAL） nor EVA Airways have Boeing 777-200 planes in their fleets, the two airlines said yesterday.