Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/05/19
By: Lee Hsin-yin

CNA file photo

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Far Eastern Air Transport Corp. (FAT), a medium-sized international carrier in Taiwan, will have to submit its flight schedules for June and July to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) in advance, in the wake of the carrier’s surprise cancellations May 17 that affected nearly 1,000 passengers, the administration said Sunday.

“FAT must submit their plan to us on Monday on condition of the maximum number of flight hours of 1,350 hours,” said Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Chi Wen-jong (祁文中) after an emergency meeting with FAT executives.

Chi’s comments came after the airline canceled its flights May 17 to Palawan and Boracay in the Philippines and Danang in Vietnam for the rest of May, effective the following day.

While FAT has complained that the cancellations were necessary after it exceeded its maximum number of flight hours of 1,350 hours per month set by the CAA, the administration said it had warned the carrier back in April that its flight hours scheduled for May could break the threshold.    [FULL  STORY]