KEPT IN CHECK: The nation would soon apply to join the US’ preclearance project to exempt Taiwanese from undergoing multiple security inspections at US airports
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 27, 2019
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
US travelers transiting through Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport are to be exempt from having
From left, US Transportation Security Administration Executive Adviser to the US Department of State Eric Sarandrea, Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Huang Yu-lin, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Washington Trade and Commercial Programs Director Rick Ruzicka and Deputy Representative to the US Louis Huang attend an event to exchange of letters of intent on one-stop security cooperation at the AIT’s headquarters in Washington on Tuesday.
Photo courtesy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US
The letters were exchanged by American Institute of Taiwan (AIT) Washington Trade and Commercial Programs Director Rick Ruzicka and Deputy Representative to the US Louis Huang (黃敏境) at a ceremony at the AIT’s headquarters in Washington on Tuesday.
The event was witnessed by Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Huang Yu-lin (黃玉霖) and US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Executive Adviser to the US Department of State Eric Sarandrea.
The exchange of letters of intent would facilitate flight transfers for US travelers and greatly enhance Taoyuan airport’s efficiency in serving transit passengers, the ministry said, adding that it is also a milestone in aviation security cooperation between the two nations. [FULL STORY]
