There could be 13 days when Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport could record more than 140,000 passengers per day, the airport’s operator said yesterday.
Passengers are advised to arrive at the airport three hours early and use mobile app check-ins and self-service kiosks, Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) said.
Between Tuesday and Aug. 31, the airport expects to serve 40,359 passenger flights, including 160 extra flights and 26 charters, for an average of 651 flights per day, the company said.
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Total passenger volume is projected to reach 8.53 million people, with a daily average of 137,600 passengers, potentially surpassing the 8.52 million recorded over the same period in 2019, TIAC said.
The 13 days when the number is expected to exceed 140,000 are: July 10, 17, 27 and 31, and Aug. 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31.
A single-day peak of 141,400 passengers is likely to be reached on Aug. 24, it said.
That is lower than the 158,000 passengers the airport recorded at the height of the Lunar New Year holiday this year, TIAC added.
Duty-free shops have noted a surge in outbound travel over the past few weeks, and are planning to increase their stock to meet consumer demand, it said.
The airport recorded 19.57 million passengers between January and May, TIAC said.
As of June 4, there have been more than 20 million passengers, 96.5 percent of the passenger volume recorded over the same period in 2019, it said.
Meanwhile, three major Taiwanese airlines announced yesterday that they would raise fuel surcharges on short and long-haul flights starting next week, citing fluctuations in global oil prices.
According to CPC Corp, Taiwan, the average price of aviation fuel rose to US$92.99 per barrel for this month.
As a result, China Airlines (CAL), EVA Airways and Starlux Airlines announced that from Monday, fuel surcharges would increase from US$15 to US$17.50 for short-haul flights and from US$39 to US$45.50 for long-haul flights.
CAL said the additional fuel cost per passenger would be US$191.49 for long-haul flights and US$41.29 for short-haul flights.
EVA Air said the additional fuel cost per passenger would be US$250.48 for long-haul flights and US$41.92 for short-haul flights.
Meanwhile, Starlux Airlines said the additional fuel cost per passenger would be US$98.46 for long-haul flights and US$19.46 for short-haul flights.
Currently, fuel surcharge rates for international flights operated by Taiwanese carriers are adjusted based on changes in international aviation fuel prices announced by CPC, and then reported to the Civil Aviation Administration.
In 2004, the administration approved a policy allowing Taiwan-based carriers to add fuel surcharges to their airfares, based on a monthly floating crude oil price formula published by CPC.
The surcharges are a way for airlines to pass increased costs to the consumer.
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