Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/16
By: Wu Reui-chi and Joseph Yeh
Taipei, Dec. 16 (CNA) The new control tower that opened at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Monday will help boost the airport's flight handling capacity while also serving as a new landmark, Transportation Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Monday.
Calling the tower a "new national landmark," Lin said the control tower's unveiling represents an important milestone as the airport moves toward becoming a "smart airport" in the future.
Built at a cost of NT$1.27 billion (US$41.6 million) over three years, it is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that integrates 15 different systems, making it easier for air traffic controllers to monitor flight data, Lin said at the inauguration ceremony.
The new tower, he said, will help meet increasing passenger demand as the airport currently handles over 700 flights per day, compared with around 100 when the old control tower was built 40 years ago. [FULL STORY]