120 passengers expected to arrive in Taiwan from London Sunday evening

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/12/26
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A China Airlines (CAL) plane carrying 120 passengers will on Sunday (Dec. 27) be the first flight to arrive from the United Kingdom following the emergence of a new mutant strain of the coronavirus in the European country, leading Taiwan to take extra precautions.

While several countries have banned all flights from the UK, Taiwan has only cut the number of flights in half. The first one to arrive since the new COVID-19 strain reared its head is scheduled to leave London late Saturday night (Dec. 26) and arrive at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Sunday at 6:15 p.m., the Liberty Times reported.

As soon as passengers disembark, they will be guided into a special room where arrival procedures and initial testing will be conducted before six buses take them to a special quarantine facility.    [FULL  STORY]