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UNI Airways initiates Matsu flights

UNI Airways, an affiliate of Evergreen Group, made its maiden flight from Taichung to Matsu's Nankan Airport yesterday and will inaugurate its flight between Kaohsiung and Nankan today.

The carrier held a ceremony celebrating the inauguration of the two new air routes yesterday at Nankan Airport in Matsu.

UNI is the only carrier that operates regular flight services to the island group of Matsu. As it originally only plied the Taipei-Nankan and Taipei-Peikan routes, residents in the central and southern parts of the island had to travel to Taipei to take flights to Matsu.

From now on, UNI will operate one round-trip Taichung-Nankan flight on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays as well as one round-trip Kaohsiung-Nankan flight on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Legislator Tsao Yuan-chang, who represents Matsu, said he hopes direct flight services between Kinmen and Matsu can be opened in the future.

Tsao further said he will also push for the opening of direct flights between Matsu and Fujian Province's Mawei port. Tsao said that although direct Matsu-Mawei shipping services have opened as part of the "mini three links" across the Taiwan Strait, a voyage between the two places takes one hour and 45 minutes. It will take less than 20 minutes if flight services are permitted, he noted.

In response, CAA Director Chang said direct Kinmen-Matsu flights are not likely to be opened for now because both islands are located within China's 24km territorial airspace.

As to Matsu-Mawei direct flights, Chang said cross-strait negotiations are required.
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