Due to a heavy rain on the first day of the month, Taoyuan Airport was flooded and powered out, making it possible to upgrade Taichung Qingquangang Airport to an "international" airport; and it is also clear that the third runway case of Taoyuan Airport and the case of upgrading Taichung Qingquangang Airport to an "international" airport are feasible.
How many "international" airports are there in Taiwan now?
(Editor's note: International routes are included in both Hong Kong, Macao and cross-strait routes as the standard)
As we all know, in Taiwan, Taoyuan International Airport is currently the largest airport with the largest number of airlines in Taiwan. Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dubai, San Francisco and other international airports can all be arrived directly, and is one of the preferred portals for Taiwanese people to leave the country. The second is Kaohsiung Xiaogang Airport, Taipei Songshan Airport , Taichung Qingquangang Airport and Tainan Airport . As for Hualien Airport, only some seasonal charter flights are flying to Tianjin and Jinan in the mainland.
All airports have their own positioning. Kaohsiung Xiaogang Airport and Tainan Airport are mainly convenient for people in the south to enter and exit, while Taichung Qingquangang Airport is the same; while Songshan Airport is positioned as the capital business airport.
Is it really necessary to upgrade Taichung Qingquangang Airport to an international airport?
Airlines will increase or decrease routes according to the number of passengers carried. It does not mean that adding the word "international" to the name will really become international. It is forced to rely on the government to move the route from one place to another. If the expected traffic is not met after the airline evaluation, the airline will not easily change the route. After all, the purpose of airlines is to make money unless the government attracts airlines to open routes by subsidizing them.
There is often such subsidy in mainland China. Flights from a city to a foreign country will first fly to a second-tier city airport in mainland China, and then fly from here to a foreign waypoint. This is all because the governments in second-tier cities will subsidize this flight to attract more airlines to start flights.
appears to be a government subsidy for airlines, but in fact, if airlines open routes, it will bring about flow of people and economic benefits, and promote local economic takeoff.
Taichung Qingquangang Airport is the general trend to upgrade to an international airport. With the increasing number of people leaving Taiwan every year, Taoyuan Airport will need to handle more and more passenger traffic. Moreover, the overall passenger volume can also drive the traffic volume of other airports. Those who want to go to the south may fly directly to Kaohsiung. Passengers who want to go to Alishan may fly directly to Taichung Airport .
is just to become a real international airport, so that passengers are willing to enter from Taichung Airport, people are willing to leave from Taichung, and airlines are willing to add new routes here. There is still a long time. At least the first thing to do is to build transportation outside the country, so that transportation is more convenient to attract more people.
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