A time-lapse video shows the importance of Taiwan as an air traffic hub.
The News Lens
Date: 2016/10/07
By: ZiQing Low
Date: 2016/10/07
By: ZiQing Low
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has released a video showing a time-lapse of landings and
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takeoffs at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to advocate Taiwan’s inclusion in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The video, titled “Flight Pattern,” has received more than 700,000 views on YouTube and MOFA’s Trending Taiwan Facebook page.
The video calls for ICAO to “give Taiwan a voice” and uphold its goal of creating a “seamless sky.”
“The Taiwan Flight Information Region provided over 1.53 million instances of air traffic control services and handled 58 million passengers in 2015. These numbers will soar this year, but Taiwan remains a blank space on the global aviation radar,” the video says. [FULL STORY]
