Mainland-run charter cross-Strait bridge
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2006-01-24 21:00

Taiwanese passengers wait to board a plane to Taiwan at Shanghai International Airport, East China's Shanghai, January 24, 2006. 252 Taiwan compatriots will board a first mainland-run charter flight to the island for the Spring Festival, or the Chinese lunar new year which starts on Jan 29. [newsphoto]