Ministry of Transportation and Communications officials and industry representatives are preparing to address technical issues in the next few weeks following agreements reached between Taipei and Beijing on Tuesday.
Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) Director-General Lee Lung-wen (李龍文) said the Taipei Airliners Association and China’s Civil Aviation Association would commence talks on a series of issues, including transportation charges, partnerships between airliners, aircraft safety and compensation for passenger injuries and damaged cargo.
Aviation control personnel from both sides must take action following the creation of a new air route, Lee said, adding that both need to exchange aviation information, train aviation control personnel, explain the routes to the pilots, reset the aviation control system and aircraft positioning systems and set up an emergency hotline.
All these details must be addressed within two weeks, Lee said.
Lee said five domestic airlines would have to work out a plan by the end of the next week on sharing the 54 cross-strait charter flights.
Noting that domestic airlines would vie for 20 round-trip flights to Shanghai, Lee said the government would consider granting more flights to airlines equipped with larger aircraft.
The ministry would also look at cross-strait shipping and postal services.
Ying Cheng-pong (尹承蓬), director-general of the MOTC’s Department of Aviation and Navigation, said the ministry would have to present execution guidelines for cross-strait shipping within 40 days.
Bulk ship service operators have complained that they would not benefit from this week’s agreement. They asked the ministry to consider their business in the negotiations.
Chunghwa Post vice president Su Tien-fu (蘇天富) said the agency would have to work with the postal service in China on how mail and parcels should be delivered, what the fees should be and how different accounts could be settled. Both would also have to ensure that they understand each other’s postal terminology, Su said, adding that since people can now track delivery, both need to talk about connecting their computer systems.
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