‘IRRESPONSIBLE’: Far Eastern Air Transport did not clearly explain why it halted operations, Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung said
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 16, 2019
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications would strictly review Far Eastern Air Transport’s
Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung, center, yesterday in Taoyuan’s Yangmei District answers questions about Far Eastern Air Transport’s partial suspension of flights last week.
Photo: Lee Jung-ping, Taipei Times
“We received the airline’s statement after office hours on Friday. It did not give a clear explanation as to why the company suspended flight operations without prior notice, nor did it help resolve the problem,” Lin said in response to media queries on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony for a new rest area along the National Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Freeway No. 1) in Taoyuan’s Yangmei District (楊梅).
The airline has not only financial problems, but also flight safety issues, Lin said.
The ministry would follow the Civil Aviation Act (民用航空法) in fining the airline and ordering it to repair the damage it caused, he said. [FULL STORY]
