People planning to spend the New Year holiday overseas are advised to arrive at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at least one hour earlier than their scheduled check-in time today to avoid lineups at the immigration and luggage inspection areas.
Statistics from the Taoyuan International Airport Corp showed that 45 flights had been added to the flight schedule from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6.
Because of this, the airport estimates that passenger volume at the airport during this period would increase by 10 percent compared with the New Year holiday last year, with the number of passengers potentially topping 110,000 a day.
The airport said that 78 percent of New Year holiday travelers this year would board from Terminal 1, with most of them scheduled to travel on Wednesday and Sunday.
To save time and avoid lineups, the airport said that passengers are advised to check in online or through mobile phone apps, adding that they can use self-service check-in kiosks at the airport to expedite the process.
The company said that the airport has raised its security level in accordance with the global efforts to counter terrorism, which has led to longer luggage inspection times.
Because 16 of the additional flights are red-eye flights, the airport said that public shuttle buses are available to transport passengers to Taipei or to Jhongli (中壢), adding that airport taxis would stand by to offer services.
Meanwhile, the National Freeway Bureau has forecast the traffic volume on the nation’s freeways today would reach between 2.4 million and 2.6 million vehicles, the highest during the three-day holiday.
Traffic is expected to be heavy between 9am and 12pm, particularly on the southbound lane between Yangmei (楊梅) and Hsinchu (新竹) on Freeway No. 1 and on the southbound lane between Nangang (南港) and Pinglin (坪林) on Freeway No. 5.
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