Starting on Sept. 1, Canadian travelers and their carry-on luggage would not be subject to a second security inspection when transiting through Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) announced yesterday.
The new measure is part of a one-stop security plan that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has implemented to boost operational efficiency at the nation’s largest international airport.
Since 2018, Taiwan has waived a second inspection of checked luggage from Canadian travelers from Vancouver and Toronto.
Photo courtesy of the Civil Aviation Administration
Prior to the announcement yesterday, CAA Director-General Ho Shu-Ping (何淑萍) led a delegation to evaluate security inspections at Vancouver and Toronto international airports, and ascertained security procedures with officials from Transport Canada, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, and the Vancouver and Toronto international airport authorities, the agency said.
“Based on the delegation’s observations and briefings from the Canadian agencies, it was confirmed that Vancouver and Toronto international airports have implemented security procedures — such as personnel access control and screening procedures for airport staff and passengers — in accordance with Canada’s National Civil Aviation Security Program, the principles outlined in Annex 17 of the International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO] Convention and other regulations,” the agency said.
The new security measure, when implemented, would benefit nearly 220,000 Canadian travelers transiting through Taoyuan airport, the CAA said, citing last year’s statistics.
They would be spared from waiting about an hour, the agency added.
“The second inspection waiver for Canadian travelers and their carry-on luggage, which was made possible through partnerships between Taiwan and Canada, would facilitate smoother flight transfers for passengers, and ensure aviation security and airport efficiency. It is a win for airlines, Taoyuan International Airport Corp and the Aviation Police Bureau,” the agency said.
The “One-Stop Security” arrangement, as stipulated in Annex 17 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the ICAO Aviation Security Manual, allows passengers to be exempt from undergoing additional security screening for their persons, carry-on baggage and checked baggage during transit, provided that the aviation security measures in the country of origin have been verified through documentation and on-site assessment to meet or exceed the standards of the transit country.
Taiwan has also waived a second inspection of checked baggage for passengers departing from all airports in the US and from New Zealand’s Auckland Airport.
Since Sept. 1, 2023, US passengers and their carry-on baggage have been exempt from a second security check.
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