Mandarin Airlines Seeks to End Its Hualien Services

大纪元 Epoch Times

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Domestic airfares have been frozen for 26 years, and the recent Middle East conflict has pushed up international oil prices, leaving operators under immense pressure. Mandarin Airlines Chairman Chen Ta-Chun told the media on the 8th that the passenger load factor on the Kaohsiung and Taichung-Hualien routes is only 20-30%, with some flights even carrying only 5 passengers. With oil prices continuing to rise, he estimates the two routes will lose…