Taiwan's top two carriers -- China Airlines (CAL,
This is because Taiwanese carriers can expect to enjoy higher demand from increasing numbers of business travelers and tourists travelling between Taiwan and North America.
Meanwhile, the market for flights between Taiwan and Europe can expect to grow if direct air links are opened between Taiwan and China, as Taiwanese carriers would be allowed to fly to European cities over China.
Boeing officials estimated that the long-term market growth for passenger flights across the Pacific Ocean is 4.6 percent, while Taiwan can expect 5.4 percent growth, generated by a growing business and leisure market between Taiwan and North America. By the year 2009, weekly flights across the North Pacific are estimated to increase nearly 50 percent, to 250 flights a week, the officials said.
In addition, the numbers of destinations in North America served directly by CAL and EVA will increase to include Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC and Dallas as well as the current popular North American cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.
Boeing officials estimate that the leading Taiwanese and European carriers would open more direct flights from Taiwan to Europe if direct links between Taiwan and China were permitted. Boeing estimated the long-term market growth rate between Asia and Europe is 5.9 percent, with the estimated growth rate between Taiwan and Europe being higher than that if Taiwan forges direct air links with China. Strong demand for direct flight services between Taiwan and Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris and Zurich is expected.
With the current government policy that prohibits direct air links be between Taiwan and China, flights from Taiwan to Europe require stop-overs third cities.
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