At least another 18 direct flights between Fuzhou and Taiwan will be available in July, bringing the number of fixed flights per week to 42, announced the Frontier Inspection Station at Fuzhou Airport.

It is reported that those additional flights are operated by Xiamen Airlines. Starting July 9, a direct route between Fuzhou and Taoyuan will be put into service with 14 flights each week. In addition, it will also open direct routes between Fuzhou and Kaohsiung, and 4 flights are expected to be available every week.

The direct flight was initiated on Dec 18, 2008, when there were only 2 flights per week. In the first half of 2010, Fuzhou Airport opened routes to Taichung, Taoyuan, Hualien and other parts of Taiwan Province.

By Xu Xinlei