CAL cancels April 17 Palau flight over weak interest
‘NOT ECONOMICAL’: Although its average passenger load factor has edged upward, China Airlines said continued ‘travel bubble’ service depends on customer demand
By Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporter
China Airlines Ltd (CAL, 華航) yesterday said that it would cancel its flights between Taiwan and Palau on Saturday, despite the Taiwan-Palau “travel bubble” arrangement, as only two people had booked seats.
“For the flight that is slated to fly from Taiwan to Palau on the afternoon of April 17, only two people purchased tickets, while no seats were sold for the flight that would return from Palau later on the same day,” CAL said in a statement.
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Taipei machine tool show postponed indefinitely
MOVED ONLINE: The physical show was delayed to comply with a CECC recommendation, but a virtual exhibition would be held from March 15 to April 15
Staff writer, with CNA
The Taipei International Machine Tool Show, which was scheduled to open next month, has been postponed indefinitely due to a surge in domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan, the event’s organizers said yesterday.
However, a virtual version of the show would take place from March 15 to April 15, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會) said.
The trade show was originally scheduled to be held at the Taipei World Trade Center and the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from March 15 to 20, with both physical and online exhibitions.
Machine tool show to open as scheduled
Staff writer, with CNA
The Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) is to open in March as scheduled, even though Taiwan has reported an increase in the number of domestic COVID-19 cases, Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry chairman Alex Ko (柯拔希) said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a news conference in Taipei, Ko said that he has faith in Taiwan’s ability to fight the pandemic, despite a spike in locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in an infection cluster at Taoyuan General Hospital.
“TIMTOS 2021, which will open as scheduled on March 15 and run through March 20 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1 and Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2, is likely to be the first major trade show in the world,” Ko said.
2021/01/19 11:52 (taiwan-city.com image) (taiwan-city.com image) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The public is concerned that a new skyscraper proposed for Taipei will block the view of the Taipei 101 New Year s Eve fireworks. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. last year acquired the rights to build on the site of the Taipei World Trade Center s Exhibition Hall 3 for NT$31.28 billion (US$1.12 billion). However, since the company s plans for a new skyscraper emerged, some members of the public consider it bad feng shui, and others fear it will block the view of the fireworks launched from Taipei 101 for New Year s Eve. Images of the proposed structure that have surfaced in online forums show an inverted trapezoidal prism that some describe as an axe or razor blade. Many netizens expressed concern that since the building will be sandwiched between Taipei City Hall and Taipei 101, it will block most of the view of the New