Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/06/22
By: Lee Hsin-Yin
Taipei, June 22 (CNA) A strike by EVA Airways flight attendants continued on Saturday, with the airline announcing that it will cancel 113 flights on Sunday, affecting roughly 24,000 passengers.
EVA Air said 54 out of 93 flights departing from Taiwan will be canceled, including 45 from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, two from Taipei Songshan Airport, five from Taichung Shui-nan Airport and two from Kaohsiung International Airport — affecting about 11,600 passengers.
At the same time, 59 out of 95 flights returning to Taiwan will be canceled — 50 to Taoyuan, two to Taipei, five to Taichung, and two to Kaohsiung — impacting 13,000 passengers, the carrier said.
The airline has been able to maintain 40 percent of its flight capacity over the weekend, with 112 out of 177 flights canceled on Saturday. [FULL STORY]