Starlux Airlines is to offer flights from Taichung to Macau, Vietnam and Japan starting next year, as it aims to expand service to central Taiwan.
The airline is planning to fly between Taichung International Airport and Macau International Airport, Vietnam’s Da Nang International Airport and Takamatsu Airport in Japan, Starlux announced on Tuesday.
The Macau route is to begin on March 31, serviced by the Airbus A321neo with 188 seats, it said.
Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times
Regular service is planned to Da Nang some time next year, while the Takamatsu route is to be offered on a chartered basis with tour agencies, it added.
The announcement comes after Asiana Airlines this month began direct flights between Taichung and Incheon International Airport in South Korea.
The Taichung airport has seen a slower rebound since the COVID-19 pandemic than Taiwan’s larger airports in Taoyuan and Kaohsiung, Taichung Airport director Chang Jui-shu (張瑞澍) said.
There is now regular service to Hong Kong, Macau, Nanjing, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Chang said.
Irregular service is available to Manila, Da Nang and Phu Quoc in Vietnam, and Jeju and Busan in South Korea, Chang added.
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