Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/09/06
By: Wang Shu-fen and William Yen
Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) Taiwanese carriers announced Thursday that flights to Hokkaido
Photo courtesy of Kyodo News
will be canceled the following day as the airport remains closed following an earthquake that rocked the area triggering landslides and cutting power to millions.
China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways, canceled all flights to New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido Thursday and have announced there will be no flights Friday.
According to the CAL website, the airport is closed due to an electricity outage.
On Thursday, CAL flight CI0130 from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TTIA) to New Chitose Airport and return flight CI0131 were canceled, while CI0134 from Kaohsiung and return flight CI0135 were also canceled, according to CAL’s website.
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