International flight passengers can now charge their mobile phones or other electronic devices easily and free of charge at the more than 500 power-points in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan International Airport Corp said on Tuesday.
Airport senior vice president Weng Yung-sung (溫永松) said that the company aims to provide facilities that would qualify the airport as a “smart” airport, adding that passengers have often said they wanted more facilities to recharge devices.
The recharge stations are available in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 in passenger arrival and departure lounges, duty-free stores, restaurants and at boarding gates, the company said.
Power-point access has also been made easier with some power-points installed at a height of 1.1m with both regular sockets and USB ports.
People can also use desks where the power-points are installed, the company said.
People using recharge stations in duty-free stores can ask store assistants for a token to lock devices to the station while charging if they are concerned about theft, Weng said.
The airport has been recognized by the Airports Council International for its efforts to upgrade its services, improving its international ranking.
Aside from recharge stations and Wi-Fi, Weng said that the council evaluates the airport’s waiting areas, boarding gates, friendliness of airport service personnel, VIP lounges, shopping facilities and other services.
Three batches of banana sauce imported from the Philippines were intercepted at the border after they were found to contain the banned industrial dye Orange G, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday. From today through Sept. 2 next year, all seasoning sauces from the Philippines are to be subject to the FDA’s strictest border inspection, meaning 100 percent testing for illegal dyes before entry is allowed, it said in a statement. Orange G is an industrial coloring agent that is not permitted for food use in Taiwan or internationally, said Cheng Wei-chih (鄭維智), head of the FDA’s Northern Center for
LOOKING NORTH: The base would enhance the military’s awareness of activities in the Bashi Channel, which China Coast Guard ships have been frequenting, an expert said The Philippine Navy on Thursday last week inaugurated a forward operating base in the country’s northern most province of Batanes, which at 185km from Taiwan would be strategically important in a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait. The Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted Northern Luzon Command Commander Lieutenant General Fernyl Buca as saying that the base in Mahatao would bolster the country’s northern defenses and response capabilities. The base is also a response to the “irregular presence this month of armed” of China Coast Guard vessels frequenting the Bashi Channel in the Luzon Strait just south of Taiwan, the paper reported, citing a
UNDER PRESSURE: The report cited numerous events that have happened this year to show increased coercion from China, such as military drills and legal threats The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aims to reinforce its “one China” principle and the idea that Taiwan belongs to the People’s Republic of China by hosting celebratory events this year for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the “retrocession” of Taiwan and the establishment of the UN, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said in its latest report to the Legislative Yuan. Taking advantage of the significant anniversaries, Chinese officials are attempting to assert China’s sovereignty over Taiwan through interviews with international news media and cross-strait exchange events, the report said. Beijing intends to reinforce its “one China” principle
A total lunar eclipse, an astronomical event often referred to as a “blood moon,” would be visible to sky watchers in Taiwan starting just before midnight on Sunday night, the Taipei Astronomical Museum said. The phenomenon is also called “blood moon” due to the reddish-orange hue it takes on as the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, completely blocking direct sunlight from reaching the lunar surface. The only light is refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere, and its red wavelengths are bent toward the moon, illuminating it in a dramatic crimson light. Describing the event as the most important astronomical phenomenon
RSS