Air passengers traveling with young children are encouraged to access play areas and nursing facilities at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport’s terminal, Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) said yesterday.
The airport operator said it has enhanced its facilities for families traveling with young children at the nation’s largest international airport — from check-in and security screening to boarding gates.
Taoyuan airport has 53 nursing and baby care rooms, it said.
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The children’s play area near the C5 boarding area in Terminal 2 has a slide, a building block wall and interactive play wall, as well as English-Chinese bilingual picture books, the company said.
Nursing and baby care rooms are next to the play areas, where parents can use free lotion and diapers, it said.
The areas feature Formosan black bears and cartoon characters of Japan’s Sanrio Co — which makes Hello Kitty merchandise — with the play area near the A5 boarding gate in Terminal 1 featuring a padded Shimajiro-themed bus, a favorite of many children, TIAC said.
The play area next to the D1 boarding gate in Terminal 2 features an ocean-themed interactive digital wall, combining large interactive installations and projection, as well as imaging technology that allows people to explore and move through a virtual deep-sea world, the company said.
To celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, duty-free shops at the airport are offering discounts and interactive activities, it said.
Skytrax, a London-based nonprofit airline and airport review Web site, ranked Taoyuan airport 24th among the world’s top 100 international airports and 10th among the top 10 most family-friendly airports.
The family-friendly ranking evaluates airports’ facilities for families in passenger processing areas, as well as their play areas and nursing facilities.
Separately, Emirates Airline yesterday said that it has restored 96 percent of its global network following disruptions caused by the US-Israel war against Iran.
More than 1,300 flights are being dispatched weekly, representing 75 percent of pre-disruption capacity, the Dubai-based airline said.
The US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, sparking Iranian disruptions to fuel transportation through the Strait of Hormuz.
A round-trip flight between Taipei and Dubai operates daily, it said.
Prior to the war, there were two round-trip services daily.
People would be given more flexibility to change tickets and transfer through the airlines’ 137 destinations around the world, the company said.
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