Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/01/28
By: Bien Ching-feng and Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) Passenger volume last year at Taiwan Taoyuan

CNA file photo

International Airport, the country’s main gateway, reached 38.47 million, an all-time high and representing a 7.45 percent annual growth, the Taoyuan International Airport Corp. (TIAC) said Thursday.

Contributors to the increase include four carriers that started offering services through the airport last year — NokScoot, Turkish Airlines, Jeju Air and Jetstar Japan — according to the TIAC.

New routes to cities such as Istanbul, Houston and Melbourne also introduced new passengers, it said.     [FULL  STORY]