The China Post
Date: October 24, 2017
By: Lee Hsin-Yin
TAIPEI (CNA) – Starting Oct. 26, people traveling by air from Taiwan to the United
If you are traveling to the United States from Taiwan, you will soon be subject to stricter security checks before departure at various airlines, including China Airlines (pictured), EVA Airways and United Airlines flights. (CNA)
States will be subject to stricter security checks before departure, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said Tuesday.
The new security checks will be carried out in compliance with the U.S.’ recent introduction of additional flight security measures, which are being implemented in two phases as part of its global counterterrorism efforts, the CAA said.
It said the first stage began on July 17 with tighter security screening of passengers traveling with electronic devices other than cellphones on flights to the U.S. In the second stage, passengers on China Airlines, EVA Airways and United Airlines flights to the U.S. will be required to answer additional security questions, starting Thursday, the CAA said.
During the check-in process, departing passengers will be asked whether they had packed their bags themselves, had left their luggage unattended at any time in the airport, or were carrying luggage for anyone else, said Han Chen-hua (韓振華), director of the CAA’s Air Transport Division. [FULL STORY]
